UOC-MP cleric exposed for "privatizing" church and property worth over UAH 7 million in Kyiv region – SSU. PHOTOS
The Security Service and the National Police exposed a cleric of the UOC-MP on the illegal alienation of a church in the Kyiv region.
This was reported by the press service of the SSU, Censor.NET reports.
It is a church building and its outbuildings with an area of almost 500 m² in one of the villages of Boryspil district. The total value of the property is over UAH 7 million. All this property belongs to the local community.
It is noted that the archimandrite initially "donated" the church buildings to his sister. After acquiring the rights to this property, the cleric's relative transferred them to a charitable foundation controlled by the rector of the church.
Through an affiliated structure, the cleric planned to solely dispose of the community's buildings, having the right to sell them to third parties or illegally lease them out.
During the searches of the offender's and his relatives' premises, computers, phones and "documents" with evidence of the fraud were found.
The cleric has now been notified of suspicion under two articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:
- p. 5 of Art. 191 (misappropriation, embezzlement or seizure of property through abuse of office committed on a particularly large scale);
- p. 1 Art. 366 (forgery in office).
The investigation is ongoing. The offender faces up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.
