Kuzminsky District Court transferred 123 real estate objects of the…

Kuzminsky District Court transferred 123 real estate objects of the religious organization "Witnesses of Jehovah" (a banned extremist organization in Russia) to state ownership.

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The Kuzminsky District Court of Moscow ordered the transfer of 123 real estate objects to the Russian state.
The real estate belonged to the religious organization 'Jehovah's Witnesses', which is banned in Russia as an extremist organization.
The court declared 60 property transfer agreements invalid, including donations and gifts made between Russian branches and foreign affiliates.
The property includes 63 residential and commercial buildings with a total area exceeding 11,000 square meters and 60 land plots totaling 5.6 hectares.
The assets are located across multiple Russian regions, including Moscow, Moscow Oblast, Leningrad Oblast, and others.
The General Prosecutor's Office filed the lawsuit seeking to invalidate the transactions and transfer the property to the state.
The court also applied precautionary measures to prevent further alienation of the property during the proceedings.
The organization was declared extremist by the Russian Supreme Court in April 2017, leading to the liquidation of its central body and 395 regional branches.

Points of divergence

The cadastre value of the seized property exceeds 400 million rubles. — interfax
The property was registered as belonging to the Swedish branch of Jehovah's Witnesses. — tg_dwglavnoe
The European Court of Human Rights ruled in 2022 that the 2017 Russian Supreme Court decision to ban the organization was unlawful. — tg_dwglavnoe
As of the time of the report, 772 members of the organization are being prosecuted in Russia, with 186 in detention. — tg_dwglavnoe
In March 2023, five members of Jehovah's Witnesses were sentenced to prison terms of up to six years and three months. — vm

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The cadastral value of the real estate of Jehovah's Witnesses, transferred to the state income, exceeds 400 million rubles. — Интерфакс
Court Seized 123 Real Estate Objects from Banned "Witnesses of Jehovah" — Коммерсантъ
God to God, and 5 hectares to the state: in Moscow they divide the inheritance of "Witnesses of Jehovah" — РИАМО
Moscow court seized 123 real estate objects of Jehovah's Witnesses — DW Главное
Court in Moscow Seized Property of Banned 'Witnesses of Jehovah' for the State — BBC News Русская служба
Court transferred property related to Jehovah's Witnesses* to the Russian Federation. This includes plots in Leningrad Oblast — Фонтанка
The court transferred the property of Jehovah's Witnesses to state ownership — Ведомости
123 real estate objects were seized from banned Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia — Коммерсантъ
Court in Moscow Seized 123 Real Estate Objects of Jehovah's Witnesses* — Вечерняя Москва
Court Seized 123 Real Estate Objects from Foreign Jehovah's Witnesses Representations in the Russian Federation — Интерфакс
Prosecure General requires seizure of property from Jehovah's Witnesses — Говорит НеМосква
Prosec General's Office requested seizure of 123 real estate objects from Witnesses of Jehovah* — Вечерняя Москва
Banned Jehovah's Witnesses want to seize 123 real estate objects — Коммерсантъ
From Jehovah's Witnesses, real estate will be taken away — Вести
Prosecution demands seizure of 123 real estate objects from Jehovah's Witnesses — Дождь (Telegram)
Prosecution General requires confiscation of more than 120 real estate objects from Witnesses of Jehovah* — Фонтанка
Prosecure General demanded seizure of 123 real estate objects from foreign structures of Jehovah's Witnesses — Медиазона
Court in Moscow seized property of Jehovah's Witnesses in regions of the Russian Federation at the request of the prosecutor's office — Москва 24

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