Metropolitan of the Vinnitsa diocese of the UOC-MP Jonathan, who, according to media reports, was deprived of Ukrainian citizenship, will stand trial for justifying Russian armed aggression against Ukraine, the SBU reported. The indictment has already been sent to court.. Attacker faces up to eight years in prison. The SBU does not mention the name of the Metropolitan, but judging by the published evidence seized during the searches, it is about Jonathan.

According to the investigation, the defendant distributed propaganda leaflets among believers.. They contained a call to seize power and change the state border of our state.. In addition, the detainee on one of the websites of the Russian Orthodox Church posted publications in support of the Russian occupiers and the war crimes they commit..

Law enforcement officers conducted searches at the place of residence of the accused and in religious buildings. There, in addition to computer equipment and phones with evidence, pro-Kremlin agitation and literature were found.

The defendant's actions were qualified under four articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:.

2 st. 109 (actions aimed at forcibly changing or overthrowing the constitutional order or at seizing state power);

1 st. 110 (encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine);

2 st. 161 (violation of the equality of citizens depending on their race, nationality, regional affiliation, religious beliefs, disability and other grounds);

3 st.

436-2 (justification, recognition as lawful, denial of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, glorification of its participants).

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Recall that in October, the Security Service of Ukraine conducted searches at the residence of the Metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church Jonathan - Anatoly Yeletsky. Special purpose officers carried out investigative and operational activities under Article 161 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (violation of the equality of citizens depending on their race, nationality, religious beliefs, disability and other signs).