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Priest Ioann Kurmoyarov was finally charged in the case of “fake news” about the Russian army
In St. Petersburg, priest Ioann Kurmoyarov, who is in custody in the case of “fakes” about the Russian army (clause “d”, part 2 of article 207.3 of the Criminal Code), was finally charged. The local telegram channel MR7 is about this.
reports Details of the accusation are unknown - his lawyer Leonid Krikun was required to sign a non-disclosure agreement.
About the initiation of a case against Father John and his detention on the morning of June 8. The reason for the criminal prosecution was a video that the clergy published in March. The video said that Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine would go to hell, not heaven. “In heaven there are “blessed are the peacemakers,” “peacemakers,” do you understand what the problem is? And those who unleashed aggression will not be in heaven,” the priest said.
It became known on June 9 that Ioann Kurmoyarov was placed in custody. He is in pre-trial detention center-1 “Kresty-2”.
sent - In 2020, Metropolitan Ioann Kurmoyarova in ministry after the latter criticized the main temple of the armed forces, which then opened in the Moscow region. “This is another example of how Orthodoxy is turning into banal paganism with its temples, heavenly patrons, icons of military branches, professional temples,” Kurmoyarov wrote on his Facebook. Later ban. However, he was not allowed to teach at the Novosibirsk Theological Seminary, where the priest had previously worked, and to remain in the same diocese. After this, Kurmoyarov left the city. the ban was written was lifted - Since February 24 - the first day of the “special operation” in Ukraine - residents of Russian cities have been going out to anti-war rallies every day and talking about the tragedy online. Anti-war speeches and statements become grounds for criminal prosecution. At the moment, more than 200 people have become defendants in criminal cases initiated due to protest against the war with Ukraine. Read more about this in our.
guide - Article 207.3 (Public dissemination of knowingly false information about the use of the armed forces of the Russian Federation) into the Criminal Code in March 2022 - this is how the authorities responded to anti-war speeches and statements, as well as the dissemination of information about the war that does not come from official Russian sources. The maximum penalty under this article is 15 years in prison.