In the Kyiv region, a clergyman from the UOC (MP), Anthony, known as Ivan Pakanych, became a defendant in a criminal case for attempting to misappropriate church property worth more than UAH 7 million. The buildings belonging to the local religious community were transferred to his relative and then to an affiliated charitable foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Security Service of Ukraine, together with the National Police, found that the archimandrite first registered the “donation” to his sister and then transferred the same buildings to a foundation controlled by the clergyman himself. In this way, he tried to gain control over the real estate, which formally remained in the community’s ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Law enforcement officers conducted searches of the clergyman and his relatives, as a result of which they seized computers, mobile phones, and documents confirming his illegal actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The archimandrite was served a notice of suspicion under two articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine: misappropriation of property on a large scale through abuse of office and forgery. He faces up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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