The security service handed a suspicion to the Metropolitan of the UOC-MP Pavel. 1 st. 161 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (violation of the equality of citizens depending on their race, nationality, regional affiliation, religious beliefs) and h. 1 st. 436-2 (justification, denial of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, glorification of its participants). The special service conducted searches in the house of the rector of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra Pavel (Peter Lebed) and showed a photo from the place of investigative actions.

In addition, the SBU published fragments of telephone conversations of Metropolitan Pavel, also known as Pasha Mercedes.. In particular, in the intercepted conversations, you can hear how Lebed rejoices at the temporary occupation of Kherson, and calls the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine “a war between America and Russia to the last Ukrainian”.

In addition, Metropolitan Pavel says that Ukraine itself is to blame for the full-scale attack, because it “provoked” Moscow. And about the western regions, " Lebed calls the Teroboronists “bastards” and claims that “there is no defense there”.

It also becomes clear from the published conversations that, despite the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, the rector of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra maintains contact with Moscow. At the same time, he calls on believers to pray for the Moscow Patriarch Kirill. The latter, in turn, blesses the Russian military to kill Ukrainians.

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On the morning of April 1, a video appeared in which Metropolitan Pavel stated that at 7:30 a.m. the SBU handed him a suspicion and began to conduct searches. Articles incriminating Lebed were reported in the media, which was subsequently confirmed by the SBU.

Subsequently, it became known that Pavel Lebed was being summoned for interrogation.. The court has already begun to consider the issue of choosing "