Members of the group Pussy Riot were not in the KhHS on February 21, 2012

A striking discovery was made today by the consumer protection society “Public Control”: the members of the Pussy Riot group were not in the temple at all!

According to the order of the Mayor of Moscow No. 703-RP dated April 15, 2004, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior Foundation, which is a secular NGO, transferred the premises of the temple with a total area of ​​55,692 square meters into trust management. meters for use in accordance with the statutory objectives of a secular NPO.

The same resolution instructs the Foundation to conclude an agreement on the joint use of the Temple premises with the Compound of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' (a religious organization).

As follows from the agreement on the joint use of premises dated 01.02.2006, concluded between the Foundation of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior and the Compound of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus', a total of 78 rooms with a total area of ​​3697.27 square meters were transferred to the use of the Compound. meters, that is, less than 7% of the total area of ​​the temple.

Among them: accounting offices, a server room, bathrooms, a groom's room, a refectory, a washroom, a shower room, a Book Shop store and an Icon Shop store, utility rooms, storage rooms and other rooms.

The premises of the Upper Church, where the punk band Pussy Riot performed on February 21, 2012, never belonged to the Compound of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' (the church itself). Religious ceremonies held in these premises were carried out illegally.

This circumstance is also confirmed by an extract from the unified state register of rights to real estate and transactions with it No. 05/017/2012-576 dated June 18, 2012, according to which the premises of the Upper Church are owned by the city of Moscow and in trust management of the FHHS (secular NPO).

There are no restrictions or encumbrances on the right to the premises of the Upper Church registered by the Moscow Office of Rosreestr.

Thus, the musical group Pussy Riot performed their hit “Mother of God, drive Putin away” in a public place in a building owned by the city of Moscow.

The religious organization Compound of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' does not have legally established rights to conduct religious ceremonies or use this premises for its own purposes.

In addition, on the day of the Pussy Riot performance, no church services were held in this room; it was open to all visitors, including tourists, like many other public places in Moscow: museums, exhibitions, vernissages.

It is obvious that citizens of the Russian Federation, taxpayers, whose money supports a municipal property - the recreated architectural monument of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, have the right to visit the canteen, dry cleaners, car washes, car services, offices of commercial firms, shopping and other facilities located in the building of this business center .

The legislation of the Russian Federation does not prohibit the performance of songs in public places. The ban, based on the rules and traditions of the Orthodox Church, cannot apply to objects not under the jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church MP.

Based on the provisions of Art. 14 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the Russian Federation is a secular state, and therefore no religious organization has the right to establish its own rules of conduct in premises that do not belong to it, which are public places, or to introduce any restrictions or prohibitions for visitors.

Moreover, these actions of the Religious organization Compound of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' to establish its own order of behavior, introduce prohibitions and restrictions in a public place based on the rules of the Trullo and Laocidian church councils (VII and IV centuries AD), should be qualified as arbitrariness ( Art. 330 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

The Society for the Protection of Consumer Rights filed an application with the Moscow City Prosecutor's Office demanding that officials of the Compound of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' be held criminally liable for committing arbitrariness in the unauthorized disposal of premises belonging to the city of Moscow.

The lawyers of the defendants in the Pussy Riot case were sent documents on the ownership of the premises of the Upper Church of the multifunctional business center Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

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On my own behalf, I would like to add: isn’t it time to shorten the arms of Gundyaev’s loose priest?

From the Russian Orthodox Church to deduct into the city budget a fine for the illegal use of premises that do not belong to it and non-payment of taxes on profits.

The candle maker and the housekeeper are behind bars for arbitrariness and illegal detention of two or more persons... well, what kind of moral damage can be demanded from them... let the girls from Pussy Riot decide... by virtue of their non-Orthodox mercy...

After all, it was said to them: By whatever court you judge, you yourself will be judged...Christians...YOKLMN...

Well, it’s high time for the judge to go to hell...