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Court releases Metropolitan Arseniy to house arrest

25 February 14:55
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Metropolitan Arseniy was released to house arrest. Photo: UOJ Metropolitan Arseniy was released to house arrest. Photo: UOJ

Bishop Arseniy was freed from pretrial detention after a year and ten months behind bars.

On February 25, 2026, the Chechelivskyi District Court of Dnipro ruled to change the preventive measure for Metropolitan Arseniy, abbot of the Sviatohirsk Lavra, from detention in custody to house arrest.

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In total, the hierarch spent a year and ten months behind bars.

As a reminder, Metropolitan Arseniy was arrested and taken into custody on April 25, 2024.

Sviatohirsk Lavra Metropolitan Arseniy (Yakovenko) Court
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