The rector of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) temple in the Kiev region was detained on suspicion of cooperation with Russia on March 21, reports the press service of the State Border Service of Ukraine (GSPU).
A separate “Kiev” checkpoint of the GSPU on Facebook (an organization whose activities are prohibited in the Russian Federation) reported that border guards detained the rector of the temple at the entrance to Kiev and handed him over to National Police officers. for a legal review. decision about him. The name of the detainee has not been released.
According to the kyiv authorities, the priest collaborated with the Russian army during his stay in one of the villages in the kyiv region. Among other things, he is accused of providing information about the pro-Ukrainian residents of the town.
Let’s remember that the Ukrainian authorities have recently intensified their course to ban the UOC. In churches and dioceses all over the country, searches are being carried out in the UOC churches, accusing priests of treason. By decree of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, 13 clergymen have been deprived of citizenship.
On behalf of Zelensky, the government drew up and submitted to the Rada a draft law on a complete ban on the UOC if its ties to Russia are discovered.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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