Another Resident of the Bryansk Region Was Convicted for Her Faith. Yuliya Globa From Unecha Got a Two and a Half-Year Suspended Sentence

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Another Resident of the Bryansk Region Was Convicted for Her Faith. Yuliya Globa From Unecha Got a Two and a Half-Year Suspended Sentence

June 27, 2024 Bryansk Region


On June 25, 2024, Tatyana Postavneva, judge of the Unecha District Court of the Bryansk Region, found Yuliya Globa guilty of extremism. English teacher, 42, got a 2,5-year suspended sentence for practicing her religion.


In May 2023, the Investigative Committee of the Bryansk Region opened a criminal case against the believer. The investigation considered the conversations with people about the Bible to be participation in the activities of an extremist organization. Prior to that, Yuliya and her husband Ernest had been searched three times. After 4.5 months of investigative actions the case went to court.


Prosecution witnesses gave a positive assessment of Yuliya. An Orthodox priest, who also appeared in court as a witness, said he was not familiar with the accused and her activities. The expert, professor of the Department of World History and International Relations, noted that the religion of Jehovah's Witnesses is not prohibited in Russia.


In her last plea, Globa said: "Your Honor, do you think words from the Bible can harm the constitutional order, a group of people, or an individual citizen of the Russian Federation? On the contrary, they bring comfort and hope! Therefore, I do not consider myself guilty of the crime of which I am accused."


Earlier in the Bryansk region, four more of Yuliya's fellow believers, including two women, were convicted on similar charges. A total of 116 women have already been convicted in Russia because of their religious affiliation.


The case of Globa in Unecha


Case History


In May 2023, a criminal case was opened against Yuliya Globa. A civilian resident of the Bryansk region was suspected of extremism because of talking about the Bible. The security forces searched the woman’s house, and she was later interrogated by the Investigative Committee. In October 2023, the believer’s case was submitted to the Unecha District Court of the Bryansk Region. In June 2024, Yuliya Globa was given a 2.5-year suspended sentence.


Criminal case


Region:

Bryansk Region

Locality:

Unecha

Suspected of:

"Conducted conversations in public places and residential premises with residents in order to promote its [banned organization's] activities, distribute relevant literature, and involve other persons by persuasion" (from the decision to initiate criminal proceedings)

Court case number:

12302150012000047

Case initiated:

May 31, 2023

Current case stage:

Verdict did not take effect

Investigating:

Unechsky Interdistrict Investigation Department of the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Bryansk Region

Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation:

282.2 (2)

Court case number:

1-16/2024 (1-157/2023)

Court of First Instance:

Unechsky District Court of Bryansk Region

Judge of the Court of First Instance:

Tatiana Postavneva

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