[KavkazUzel] A court in Volgograd has appointed real terms for five Jehovah's Witnesses, having found them guilty in an extremism case. The defendants pleaded not guilty and are going to appeal the verdict. The relatives of the convicts said the sentence was expected.
As the "Caucasian Knot" wrote, five Jehovah's Witnesses from Volgograd accused of extremism declared in court that they were not involved in the activities of the organization banned by the court. The prosecution requested seven to nine years in prison for them. The relatives of the defendants indicated that in the event of a real imprisonment, the families of the Volgograd Jehovah's Witnesses will be left without breadwinners. In the last word, the defendants declared their innocence and asked the court to acquit them.
Jehovah's Witnesses Valery Rogozin, Sergei Melnik, Igor Yegozaryan, Vyacheslav Osipov and Denis Peresunko were accused of involvement in an organization that the court found extremist. But they themselves insist that they are not involved in the activities of a legal entity prohibited by the court, but simply professed their religion. In court, according to the defense of believers, evidence was disclosed that had nothing to do with the essence of the charges or the religious views of the defendants, and the religious examination did not explain what the extremism imputed to believers was.
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[REGNUM] A total of 14 individuals were rescued from a group of tourists who asked for help on Elbrus. This was announced on September 24 by the press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry.
It is specified that 14 out of 19 people are alive, currently rescuers are evacuating them. Two more people are alive, their whereabouts are known, rescuers are now making their way to them. There is great hope that people can be saved.
A group of 23 climbers registered their route according to the rules. Of these, four people did not begin to climb, the remaining 19 began to climb to the top, but at an altitude of 5,400 meters they asked for help due to the deteriorating weather conditions.
It is noted that one of the climbers has a damaged leg, the health of two more has worsened. The rescuers managed to lower five athletes from a height of 5,400 m to a height of 5,000 m. The search and rescue operation continues, 40 rescuers and 12 pieces of equipment are taking part in it.
Earlier IA REGNUM reported the death of three climbers from the group climbing Mount Elbrus.
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