In the occupied Crimea, the imam of a mosque was fined for carrying out illegal missionary activities

March 1, 2021

In the occupied Crimea, Imam Murtaza Abliazov was fined 15 thousand rubles for carrying out illegal missionary activities. This was reported by the Crimean Human Rights Group.

“In Crimea, on February 11, the so-called magistrate of the city of Bilohirsk, Stanislav Novikov, fined Imam Murtaza Abliazov 15,000 rubles under Article 5.26 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (illegal missionary activity) for conducting Friday prayers in a mosque without a document confirming authority from a religious organization”,- the message said.

We remind that on February 8, in the occupied Crimea, Imam Abliakim Haliiev also paid a fine of 5 thousand rubles for carrying out illegal missionary activities.