Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree suspending the citizenship of 13 priests of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC). This Ukrainian edition was reported by “Lb.ua”.
“Vladimir Zelensky suspended the citizenship of a number of priests of the UOC-MP by decree 898/2022 of December 28, 2022. <…>. According to lb.ua sources, we are talking about the suspension of citizenship of 13 representatives of the UOC.
According to the publication, this measure concerns, among other things, Metropolitan Tulchinsky and Bratslav, who are suspected of treason by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).
Previously, on the Telegram channel of the Security Service of Ukraine statedcompleted searches at the premises of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
According to the SBU, leaflets of banned political parties in Ukraine and “libraries containing pro-Kremlin literature” were found at UOC facilities.