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Kiev-Pechersk Lavra Vicegerent Says Ukrainian Authorities Put Him Under House Arrest

© Sputnik / StringerA general view shows the Uspensky Cathedral of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra monastery in Kiev, Ukraine, November 16, 2018.
A general view shows the Uspensky Cathedral of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra monastery in Kiev, Ukraine, November 16, 2018. - Sputnik International, 1920, 01.04.2023
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Metropolitan Bishop Pavel, viceregent of the contested Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, said Saturday that the Ukrainian authorities had sent him under house arrest.
Earlier in the day, he was presented with official suspicions of "collaboration with Russia and inter-religious incitement" after Ukrainian authorities conducted searches in his house.
"I was sentenced to house arrest," metropolitan Pavel told parishioners, as quoted by Ukrainian media, noting that he still "needs to sign a protocol," without giving additional details.
Ukrainian Orthodox Church parishioners and priests gather for service at the Kiev-Perchersk Lavra, one of the holiest shrines of Orthodoxy. - Sputnik International, 1920, 31.03.2023
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Meanwhile, the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) said that the authorities were to choose a preventive measure for metropolitan Pavel only after an interrogation, which was initially scheduled for 09:00 GMT.
On March 10, Zelensky and his henchmen demanded that the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra’s Orthodox monks leave the monastery by March 29. They used a far-fetched pretext, accusing the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of violating the terms of an agreement on the "use of state property". However, the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra monks chose to valiantly defy Kiev's ultimatum, as believers stepped up to the plate and decided to protect the monastery.
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