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A criminal case has been initiated against the former Bishop of Chukotka Diomede
The leadership of local law enforcement agencies opened a criminal case against thedefrocked Bishop of Chukotka Diomede (Dzyuban) and a group of his supporters in Chukotka for illegal trafficking in precious metals.
According to the police, the former Bishop Diomede and his supporters bought ingots of precious metals from the mines of the Shmidtovsky district and “turned them into religious jewelry,” hung labels on them and sold them in church shops. Pure gold items with false stamps were found in the parishes, say government officials.
On January 20, two nuns, Diomede’s assistants, were summoned for questioning to the Department for Combating Economic Crimes (OBEP) of the Anadyr Department of Internal Affairs. They refused to testify. Because of this, they were subjected to insults, and one of the nuns was not released from the police department, blocking the exit with bars, and they threatened to use physical force until she testified, reports Diomid.info .
Former Bishop Diomede, who was summoned for questioning, did not appear at the Department of Internal Affairs, citing the explanations that he had already given to the Department of Economic Crimes.
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