The Center for Orthodox Education was liquidated in St. Petersburg

The city court of St. Petersburg satisfied the claim of the prosecutor's office for the liquidation of the Center for Orthodox Education, which is not related to the Russian Orthodox Church.

December 23, 2013 St. Petersburg City Court decided to liquidate the Center for Orthodox Education. With a claim for The city prosecutor's office applied to the court to liquidate the organization.

The court considered that the activities of the Center were not in line with statutory goals - educational activities. Instead, according to the court and prosecutor's office, the organization conducted religious activities.

Sources

• In St. Petersburg, an organization was liquidated that took 3 thousand rubles for prayer from false relics // Interfax-religion. 2013. December 23.
• The St. Petersburg City Court decided to liquidate the Center for Orthodox Education, in whose premises the ROAC temple is located // Portal-Credo.ru. 2013. December 23.