Ex-Schema-Abbot Sergius, who seized the monastery during Covid, asked for pardon and transfer to the North-Eastern Military District
Former schema-abbot of the Sredneuralsk women's monastery Sergiy (Nikolai Romanov), sentenced to seven years in a case of inciting hatred and enmity, has filed a petition for pardon, Kommersant-Ural writes , citing lawyer Pavel Babikov. "He indicated his characteristics, his position and asked for forgiveness from those whom he insulted with his words. But he also showed his life story," the publication quotes the defender as saying.