Jehovah's Witness beaten, tried and sentenced to labour camp

by kwr 5 Replies latest watchtower scandals

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  kwr

  UZBEKISTAN: Jehovah's Witness beaten, tried and sentenced to labour camp

  By Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service <http://www.forum18.org>

  Samarkand City Court sentenced Jehovah's Witness Irfon Hamidov on 14 May to
  two years in a labour camp on charges of "illegally" teaching his faith in a
  trial Jehovah's Witnesses say was marred by "procedural violations". "Two of
  the 'witnesses' summoned to testify against Hamidov actually acknowledged that
  they had never seen him before," Jehovah's Witnesses complained to Forum 18
  News Service. They added that Hamidov was beaten in pre-trial detention. His
  appeal is due to be heard on 19 June. Officials declined to discuss his case
  with Forum 18, though a Samarkand Internal Affairs official claimed to Forum
  18 (wrongly) that religious believers are able to meet for worship in private
  homes. In another of the criminal cases launched this year against Jehovah's
  Witnesses, Ramil Gareev has been found guilty in Karshi of "illegal" religious
  activity, but Russian news agency Interfax reports that he was immediately
  amnestied. Of the several dozen Jehovah's Witness communities in Uzbekistan,
  the government allows only one to operate legally.
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  Stealth453

  More sick watchliar press. They love this stuff. It builds the sympathy factor.
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  purplesofa

  This reminds me of a conversation I had with a young girl at work a few years back when he BF had to go to IRAQ.

  They were a total mess and worried that he had to go, he was in the Army National Guard.

  I said to her, He knew that was a possiblity when he enlisted. I was not trying to be cold in any way. I was very empathetic.

  When you go against the government of the land.....these kinds of things will happen. It should not be any surprise. I am empathetic to this mans situation. I hate that he got beaten and will be in a labour camp.

  Hopefully, some day mankind will put a stop to all this nonsense.

  purps
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  unique1

  Very Sad!
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  Hortensia

  I wrote out a long reply to this thread and then deleted it because I realize I don't have anything useful to say, except "what a waste!" I am so sorry for this poor man and everyone else who suffers needlessly because of WTBTS policies.
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  Cheetos

  Yeah me too I am sorry for him too, what a wast, I think if the (GB) told the Witness's not have a BM on Friday's they do just what they said rather than ask one of the elders for what reason pray tell.