In September, Belgium federal prosecutors announced that they had finished an investigation of Scientology and said they would probably bring charges. The church said the prosecutor's public announcement falsely suggested guilt even before a court could hear any of the charges. Earlier this year the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Russia had violated Article 9 (Freedom of Religion) and 11 (Freedom of Association) of the European Convention of Human Rights by not registering the Church of Scientology as a religious organization in Moscow and ordered payment of 25 ,000 euros ( 36 ,000 dollars) in damages and court expenses .
 Last April, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Russia had blocked Scientology from registering as a church in Moscow and ordered payment of 10 ,000 euros ( 13 ,000 dollars) in damages . In September, Belgium federal prosecutors announced that they had finished an investigation which would likely lead to charges against the Church of Scientology including blackmail, breaking privacy laws, unlawful practice of medicine, and formation of a criminal organisation .
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