He justified the war against Ukraine: Metropolitan of the UOC MP was imprisoned for 5 years (photo)
"The UOC (MP) is the head of the Diocese of Tulchyn in the Vinnytsia region, who publicly justified Russian armed aggression against Ukraine. The court confirmed the evidence base collected by the special service and imposed a sentence of punishment - 5 years of imprisonment," - said. It was noted that he was sentenced under Part 2 of Art. 109 (actions aimed at a violent change or overthrow of the constitutional order or the seizure of state power), Part 1 of Art.
110 (encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine), Part 2 of Art. 161 (violation of equality of citizens depending on their racial, national, regional affiliation, religious beliefs, disability and other grounds), Part 3 of Art. 436-2 (justification, recognition legitimate, denial of armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, glorification of its participants) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
In particular, the Metropolitan spread propaganda postcards among believers, in which he called for the seizure of power and changing the boundaries of the state border of Ukraine. He also placed publications in support of the enemy and his military crimes on one of the ROC sites. While he searched the pro -Kremlin agitators and literature during the searches. As a result, the SBU filed an indictment in court in January.
The SBU does not name the name of the Metropolitan of the UOC (MP), but journalists say that it is Metropolitan Ionafan (secular name - Anatoly Yeletsky). Metropolitan Tulchinsky and Bratslav UOC MP Ionafan is known in the world as Anatoly Yelets. He was born on January 30, 1949 in the village of Shtalivka of the Voronezh (now Belgorod) region of the Russian Federation in the family of the teacher. He spent his childhood in the city of Severommorsk, Murmansk region.
In 1961 he moved to Kiev with his family. In 1970, Anatoly Yeletsky joined the Leningrad Theological Seminary, and in 1973-1976 he studied at the Leningrad Theological Academy. Whereas in 1976 he was trimmed in monasticism with the name Ionafan. From spring 1987 to June 1988 he was a clergyman of the Kyiv Cathedral of the Kyiv Cathedral. Since June 1988-inhabitant of the revived Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, since July 23, 1988-Acting Vice-Vice-Vice-Lavra.
On October 11, 1988, Patriarch Pimen, a decree of the Archimandrite, was approved on October 12 as a governor of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. In 1991, Yelets lost a bishop for 3 years. However, by the decision of the Holy Synod of the UOC -MP, after the election of Metropolitan Vladimir (Sabodan), a representative of the UOC -MP was restored in all positions and appointed head of cases of the UOC -MP. On October 11, the SBU staff conducted searches at the Vinnytsia Metropolitan of the UOC Ionafan.
In particular, investigative actions were carried out in the framework of criminal proceedings, opened under Article 161 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which provides for punishment for violation of equality of citizens depending on their racial, national affiliation, religious beliefs, disability and other grounds. Then the Metropolitan took place as a witness in this case.
We will remind, the governor of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra Metropolitan of the UOC Paul (Petro Lebidy), who was accused of igniting inter-religious hatred and justification of armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, was released from custody on August 7. About a thousand people have paid more than $ 900,000 for him.