In December last year, he repeatedly publicly insulted the religious sentiments of Ukrainians who expressed a desire to celebrate Christmas on December 25th.
The rector of the UOC (MP) church in Transcarpathia has been notified of suspicion of inciting religious hatred. This was reported by the press service of the SBU.
It is reported that we are talking about the rector of the Exaltation of the Cross Cathedral in Uzhgorod.
“In December, he repeatedly publicly insulted the religious feelings of Ukrainians who expressed a desire to celebrate Christmas on December 25. SBU employees documented more than seven episodes when the priest insulted the religious feelings of Ukrainians citizens of other faiths and tried to develop hostile feelings towards A forensic linguistic examination initiated by the Security Service confirmed the criminal actions of the rector of the temple,” the statement said.
The issue of choosing a measure of detention for the suspect has been decided, and the investigation continues to establish all the circumstances of the crime.
“We emphasize that in its activities the SBU adheres to the principle of impartiality in the activities of any religion and respects the right of every citizen to freedom of worldview and religion, as defined by the Constitution of Ukraine,” emphasizes the SBU.
Recall that the court in Cherkassy chose a measure of restraint for the Metropolitan of the UOC.
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Source: korrespondent
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