St. Petersburg Church of Scientology head to remain in detention
ST. PETERSBURG, July 10 (RAPSI, Mikhail Telekhov) – The St. Petersburg City Court has upheld detention of the Church of Scientology of St. Petersburg leader Ivan Matsitsky, who stands charged with participation in an extremist organization, the Unified press service of St. Petersburg courts told RAPSI on Monday.
Matsitsky is also charged with illegal business, inciting hatred and enmity, and violation of human dignity.
According to investigators, Matsitsky was coordinating activities of the organization and cash distribution. From 2013 to 2016, the organization received over 276 million rubles (about $5 million) for rendering its services. However, the Church of Scientology of St. Petersburg has not been incorporated under the law, a representative of the Federal Security Service (FSB) said in court earlier.
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I don't think we will see, in the foreseeable future, mainstream Christian denominations treated in this manner in Russia. But one can note, if you are into Scientology or the Jehovah's Witnesses, you might run into problems. I heard something about Mormons in one country; I forget where that was.
