Within a week the arrest of the 69 Witnesses took place. The charges against four of these ​ — citizens of Britain, France, and Luxembourg — ​ were subsequently dismissed.
शेष ६३ वयस्कों पर प्रतिबन्धित समाज के साथ होने का आरोप लगाया गया, और कुछ पर निषिद्ध साहित्य साथ रखने का आरोप भी लगाया गया ।