ROAC priest fined for collecting donations
ROAC Archimandrite Artemy (Smitchenko) fined 5,000 rubles for violating the law on freedom of conscience. According to journalists, we are talking about "illegal collection of donations." On January 13, 2021, it became known that Archimandrite Artemy (Smitchenko), rector of the ROAC parish, was fined 5,000 rubles for violating the law on freedom of conscience. According to journalists, the police fined a “self-proclaimed priest” (not belonging to the Russian Orthodox Church – ed.