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The Central District Court of Chelyabinsk fined Mikhail Gorbunov, the rector of the old church, "Unexpected Joy", for 20 thousand rubles for the illegal repair of the building, during which its roof and two walls fell. This was reported by the regional prosecutor's office; The name of the priest gives Ura.ru.

Gorbunov was found guilty under Article 7.13 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (violation of the requirements of the legislation on the protection of cultural heritage objects) on the basis of a protocol drawn up by the regional Ministry of Culture.

In addition, Metropolitan Chelyabinsk and Zlatoust Nicodemus brought Archpriest disciplinary responsibility. What is the punishment imposed by the Metropolitan is not specified.

Along with this, the police conduct a pre -investigation for the presence of part 1 of Article 243 of the Criminal Code in the actions of Gorbunov (destruction or damage to cultural heritage objects), which provides for up to three years of the colony.

The Church "Unexpected Joy" is located on the territory of the 1st city hospital. The building, built in 1905, was used in the Soviet years for economic needs; In 1992, it was handed over to the dioceses. In January 2011, the region’s Ministry of Culture included a construction in the regional list of cultural heritage sites.

The diocese has long stated the need to restore the church. As Interfax-religion reported , in 2009 a sketch of restoration was received in the Ministry of Culture, but there were no project documentation and they did not give permission to repair or reconstruct the building.

Meanwhile, on July 1 of this year, Gorbunov instructed workers from among parishioners to begin analysis of masonry and dismantling the roof of the building. The next day, during the work, the roof and two walls - the north and western - fell upon. According to Ura.ru, only a miracle managed to avoid victims.

The incident caused a sharp reaction of the Ministry of Culture, which appealed to the police demanding to open a criminal case. At the same time, the regional prosecutor Alexander Kondratyev ordered to conduct an audit along the line of his department.