Sochi Buddhists fined for meditation without permission
Sochi Buddhists fined for meditation without permission FSB and office of public Prosecutor has considered illegal the meeting of the faithful missionary. A resident of Sochi fined by court for carrying out collective meditation for Buddhists, the followers of the Karma Kagyu tradition. The Department of the FSB and the Prosecutor’s office considered the meeting of the Sochi Buddhists illegal missionary activities, stating that the religious Association has not been registered in the Ministry of justice. The organizer of the meditations pleaded guilty, explaining that he did not know about the need to obtain permission to conduct meditations. Krasnodar region Prosecutor’s office announced the prosecution of a 32-year-old resident of Sochi, who conducted missionary work on behalf of the centralized religious organization “Russian Association of Diamond way Buddhists of Karma Kagyu tradition” without permits. As explained “Kommersant” in supervising Department, public Prosecutor and FSB became aware that a local resident