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In the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, the entrance to the inventory commission was blocked

March 31, 2023

Parishioners of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra blocked the passage to the shrine for members of the commission responsible for verifying the safety of cultural property. The representatives of the commission were surrounded and I did not let them enter one of the buildings where the inventory was to be taken.

© UOC Information Center, Instagram* The monastery’s abbot, Metropolitan Pavel, said he would not allow the commission inside until he saw the relevant court order .

© UOC News Center, Instagram* Earlier it became known that the Kiev Economic Court agreed to consider a lawsuit from ministers of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The lawsuit contains a request for a ban on actions aimed at interfering with the activities of a religious community.
* Instagram is owned by Meta, a company recognized as extremist and banned in Russia In the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra the entrance to the inventory commission was blocked

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