The former priest was trying to sell relics of the late Metropolitan

Valuable items were stolen from the home of Alexander drabinko.

Militiamen found the stolen a year ago, the old Church “treasures” and detained a former priest who was trying to sell them for half a million dollars.

Resonance news announced in the Prosecutor’s office: April 6, was detained a former priest trying to sell 21 Church relic that was personally worn by the Metropolitan of Kiev and all Ukraine Vladimir. This is mainly Panagia is a small chest icon in different shapes with the image of the mother of God, the Saviour or the saints.

“It is established that in March, unknown stole from the house of Alexander drabinko, which at one time was the personal Secretary of the Primate of the UOC Volodymyr, two safes (then building society broke a few people in masks and with weapons. — Ed.). They had religious relics, the value of which, according to preliminary estimates, is more than UAH 15 million. Thursday in the center of Kiev the staff of Prosecutor’s office of Kiev region together with the police detained the former Archpriest, which is currently the Church has nothing to do, while trying to sell values”, — told in GPU.

The house of the detainee law enforcers also raided. Seized knives, hunting weapons, religious icons and other things. “The man reported about suspicion in Commission of criminal offence provided by article 198 of the criminal code — sale of property obtained by criminal means”, — said the Prosecutor of the Kiev region.

Here add that the suspect is likely in the robbery was not involved. The robbers have not been found, and pre-judicial investigation proceeds. By the way, the ex-priest for what he’s done threatens from 6 months to 3 years in prison.

Kiev, meanwhile, discuss where now will give the found value. Some even offer to make them Museum pieces. However, the Prosecutor General Yury Lutsenko commented on his page in Facebook that is the property of the UOC.

Interestingly, the message about the Church’s relics coincided with a major religious holiday. “I am grateful to our law enforcement officers. Really good and good news on the feast of the Annunciation,” commented her Alexander drabinko. But in the UOC was surprised. “We became the news and the fact that value is lost, and what they found. We have no idea about the collection of these relics. If the attorney General is really saying that these things are property of the UOC, we look forward to when they will be returned”, — told us the vicar of the Kyiv metropolis, Bishop Clement. Also, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church say about him the man they knew nothing.

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