N. Merkulov was dismissed from the post of head of the Committee for Relations with Religious Organizations of Moscow

Nikolai Merkulov was dismissed from the post of chairman of the Committee for Relations with Religious Organizations in Moscow. The city administration reported that he was relieved of the post of chairman of the committee and dismissed from public service in connection with the transfer to another job.

The candidacy of the new head of the committee will be determined in the near future.

Sources

• Merkulov dismissed from the post of head of the Committee for Relations with Religious Organizations in Moscow // Interfax-religion. 2009. April 2.