Met Jonathan speaks about the possibility of an attempt on his life

Metropolitan Jonathan (Yeletskikh). Photo: the press service of the Tulchyn Eparchy

Metropolitan Jonathan of Tulchyn and Bratslav said that there is an order for his imprisonment or other physical isolation from the clergy and flock, reports the Tulchyn Eparchy.

The bishop noted that this is related to political pressure from a powerful force in the Vinnytsia region: "I suspect that the underlying reason for the biased, cruel and unfair verdict of the Vinnytsia judge in my "case" with the rude throwing of leaflets is political and pre-election: someone from the "former", aspiring to the presidential seat, needed to clean the pre-election Vinnytsia field from the "enemy" elements of influence on the clergy and parishioners who do not recognize the so-called tomos, which again could be used in possible pre-election campaigning," said Metropolitan Jonathan.

The bishop of the UOC believes that there is an order for his imprisonment or other physical isolation from the clergy and flock.

" It is not excluded that pressure is being exerted on the members of the court as well. The sudden resignation of the head of the Appellate Court, Vanda Dedyk, shortly before the scheduled end-of-year session (regarding the case of Metropolitan Jonathan - Ed.), provokes such thoughts," said the head of the Tulchin Eparchy.

Metropolitan Jonathan recalled the poisoning of the abbot of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, Metropolitan Pavel, and did not rule out an attempt on his life.

"My acquittal by an appellate or cassation court or the European Court of Human Rights will be an unpleasant surprise for the instigators, perpetrators and cover-ups of the ‘case’ with the leaflets and planting their files in my work computer. I will not deny that certain facts suggest certain assumptions, which I will keep silent about for now. Not everything is always beneficial for the good,” he said.

As reported, Metropolitan Jonathan of Tulchyn and Bratslav, convicted by the Vinnytsia court, has joined an international human rights group that will defend the rights of believers of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

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