Ukraine confiscated in absentia the property of Crimean Metropolitan UOC (MP) Lazar
Kyiv • UNN
The High Anti-Corruption Court has confiscated the property of pro-Russian Metropolitan Shvets Rostislav Pylypovych, who supported Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine, to the state.
The Supreme Anti-Corruption Court has upheld the claim of the Ministry of Justice to confiscate the property of Crimean Metropolitan Lazar - Shvets Rostislav Pylypovych . This was reported by UNN with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Justice.
Details
The HACCU confiscated Shvets' assets - an apartment in Simferopol and four vehicles - to the state.
It is noted that the clergyman and bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church Rostislav Shvets headed the Crimean Metropolis from 1992 to October 2023.
Since the beginning of the war in 2014, he has supported Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine and the Russian occupation. He was granted Russian citizenship.
Recall
The head of the Sumy Diocese of the UOC (MP) is suspected of inciting religious hatred by insulting believers of other faiths in his sermons and posts on social media.
