Filaret adherents in Crimea pass off shopping premises as a church, – media
According to Smirnov, the bailiffs execute the court's decision: they are requisiting into the republic ownership part of the premises that was leased. We are talking about the first floor, the lease of which expired in January.
"Directly that part of the building where the church is located, on the second floor, no one is touching," said Zaur Smirnov.
According to the investigation conducted by the UOJ, on the first floor of the building, which the KP passed off as the diocesan administration, since 2004 there have been operating offices, pharmacies and a confectionery shop.
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