Metropolitan Longin: Two state expert examinations prove that I am innocent
Metropolitan Longin (Zhar) in front of the courthouse on May 21, 2024. Photo: screenshot from the Bancheny Monastery YouTube channel
Metropolitan Longin of Bancheny stated that there had been expert examinations proving his innocence. He shared this with the UOC believers who had come to support him in court in the city of Hertsa in Bukovyna on May 21.
"I have two state expert examinations exonerating me. i.e. proving that I am not guilty of what I am being accused of. Their examination is illegal. The person who wrote the expertise did not have a license or the right to do so," the bishop said.
The hierarch of the UOC also claims that the prosecution is altering the facts of the case and adding data that he has nothing to do with.
"They do not give me the right to speak, they changed everything... Mr. Prosecutor also added three letters: 'OCU,' which I never mentioned and will not mention because they mean nothing to me," emphasized the metropolitan.
The UOC hierarch also thanked everyone for their support and asked them to remain steadfast in their Orthodox faith.
As the UOJ reported, Metropolitan Longin asked believers to support him in court, assuming that the hearing on May 21 would be more challenging than previous ones.
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