The action against the transfer of St. Isaac's Cathedral was not considered a violation, but museum workers will be checked

The St. Petersburg police did not see signs of a violation of order in the action on January 28 against the transfer of St. Isaac's Cathedral to the church. This was stated by the governor of St. Petersburg Georgy Poltavchenko, reports on February 10. Interfax

The action took place in the building of the cathedral. Poltavchenko refers to the description of the action made by Archpriest Alexei Isaev, the dean of the cathedral, according to which a group of citizens in the amount of 15–20 people “began to actively photograph the service, which attracted the attention of the faithful,” and then, lining up in a row in the western part of the cathedral, raised posters with letters from which the words "Museum to the city" were formed. The clergyman noted that representatives of the diocese did not apply to law enforcement agencies.

At the same time, according to Poltavchenko, the city committee for culture will conduct an audit against the management and employees of the museum, who did not interfere with the action.

Earlier it was reported that the Central Internal Affairs Directorate of St. Petersburg asked the prosecutor's office to check three deputies of the Legislative Assembly, who held a meeting with citizens on the Field of Mars on the same day regarding the transfer of St. Isaac's Cathedral to the Russian Orthodox Church. According to the head of the police department, Sergei Umnov, “during the event, when sound-amplifying equipment began to be used, questions arose that were not related to the meeting with voters (we know that voters should be met in a particular constituency).”