The SBU exposed the deacon of the UOC -MP, who agitated for the "accession" of Zaporozhye to the Russian Federation

To do this, he used a profile in the prohibited social network "VKontakte" in Ukraine, and in his behalf he reinforced the calls of pro -Kremlin bloggers to support a fake referendum. He commented on Russian publications and agitated people to come to polling stations and vote in favor of the aggressor country. And in his posts and comments, he also denied the existence of the Ukrainian people as such, Ukrainian language and Ukrainian culture.

The deacon called into question the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine in internationally recognized borders. For his posts, he took posts from famous Russian propaganda publications, such as "Russian spring". The SBU initiated by an independent examination of the published materials confirmed the subversive activity of the clergyman. He was searched and found computer equipment with evidence of his activity.

Currently, the Zaporizhzhya deacon has been reported suspicion under two articles: the issue of election of a preventive measure is being resolved. The pre -trial investigation into the establishment of all the circumstances of criminal acts against the state security of Ukraine is continuing. SBU staff worked for the procedural leadership of the Zaporizhzhya Regional Prosecutor's Office. We will remind, since the beginning of the week the SBU conducts searches in the temples of the UOC MP.

Yes, today, December 10, procedural actions are carried out in 11 temples and monasteries of Kharkiv region. On the eve of the Verkhovna Rada, the Committee of Humanitarian Policy at its meeting recommended that a laws that prohibits the activities of the UOC -MP in Ukraine for consideration.