Court orders UOC to vacate churches in Pereyaslav and Kamianets-Podilskyi
Kyiv • UNN
The Supreme Court of Ukraine has ordered the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to vacate religious buildings in Pereyaslav and Kamianets-Podilskyi, upholding the decisions of the courts of previous instances to transfer the property to state control.
The Supreme Court requires the UOC to vacate the premises of religious buildings in Pereyaslav and Kamyanets-Podilsky. This was reported by the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine, according to UNN.
Details
Yesterday, April 10, 2024, the Supreme Court, as part of the panel of the Commercial Court of Cassation, upheld the decision of the Commercial Court of Kyiv Region and the decision of the Northern Commercial Court of Appeal in case No. 911/638/23. The religious community of the UOC of St. Michael's parish in Pereyaslav must voluntarily transfer St. Michael's Church to the National Historical and Ethnographic Reserve "Pereyaslav".
In addition, the Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal of the UOC Religious Community in case 924/318/23, which concerned the reversal of decisions of previous instances.
The court decision is final and enforceable in the manner prescribed by law.
