Gregorian Bivolaru (L), the spiritual leader of MISA sect (The Movement for Spiritual Integration in the Asolute) taken from a court, by the special police forces, Bucharest, Romania, April 1, 2004.

*The court ruled against Gregorian Bivolaru, whose controversial spiritual organization has 40,000 members across more than 10 countries. * The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France.

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The sect is accused of numerous abuses under Bivolaru, who has been repeatedly in the crosshairs of judicial authorities in Romania, Sweden and France in the last years, the source said. Bivolaru, 71, ...

Gregorian Bivolaru (L), the spiritual leader of MISA sect, photographed in 2004. Photo by STRINGER / AFP French authorities on Tuesday arrested 41 people in raids against a controversial yoga sect, ...