The head of the MKIP informed about today’s decision of the Cabinet.
Oleksandr Tkachenko wrote in his Telegram channel:
“The Government has just recognized as invalid the order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine during the Yanukovych era dated July 11, 2013 No. 519 “Issue of the transfer of buildings and structures of the Holy Dormition Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra (men’s monastery) of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to free use”.
Now, through a series of legal decisions, the management of the property of the Lavra has been transferred to the state, because it is the state that owns these objects.
As you know, today the clergy of the UOC (MP) called on their supporters to come to the Lavra tomorrow as well. The vicar of the Lavra, Metropolitan Pavlo (Lebyd), stated that the clergy of the UOC (MP) will not leave the territory of the Lavra until there is a court decision. Lawyers filed a lawsuit to the State Court of Kyiv yesterday.
However, later, on March 30, it became known that the Commercial Court of Kyiv refused to secure the claim of representatives of the UOC MP against the National Reserve “Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra”.
