A spokesman for Tajikistan's security services says a court has ordered the banning of the Jehovah's Witnesses in the Central Asian country.
Nozirdzhon Buriyev said Thursday the group was found by a military court to have breached religious legislation and illegally imported faith literature.
Authorities say the breach charge is connected to the group's charter saying it is part of an international organization and thus exempt from religious laws.
The Jehovah's Witnesses' activities were suspended for three months in June over alleged failure to comply with faith laws. Authorities imposed the ban permanently at a court hearing this week.
The U.S. State Department says respect for religious freedom in Tajikistan has declined over the last year.
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