Andrei Kuraev fined for discrediting the army

According to the decision of the Nikulinsky District Court, Andrei Kuraev, theologian and supernumerary protodeacon of the Church of the Archangel Michael in Troparevo, must pay 30 thousand rubles. on the case of discrediting the armed forces of Russia. The reason for the start of the trial was the already deleted article in LiveJournal, in which Mr. Kuraev talked about the events in Ukraine and the Civil War in Russia.

“Various lawyers are telling me in chorus that it is time to evacuate: the second trial threatens with a real prison term. To be honest, I don’t want to leave. I’ll try to get on the path of correction. What I think about what it is impossible to think and talk about – I have already said. And he paid the court for his words. I don’t know what exactly the court considered criminal in my article. The reasoning part of the judgment was not read out. There were also no specific words or quotations in the case materials,” the protodeacon commented on the incident in his “LiveJournal”.

In April 2021, Patriarch Kirill approved the decision of the diocesan court of Moscow to recognize Andrei Kuraev as subject to defrocking from the priesthood, however, he introduced a moratorium on issuing a decree on deprivation for a while “to rethink his position” by the protodeacon. “Well, since time is given for “rethinking”, I will pack and pack (again and again.— “b”) think”,- commented Mr. Kuraev then the introduction of a moratorium.

Earlier today on Moscow municipal deputy Konstantin Yankauskas was drawn up a protocol on discrediting the Russian armed forces because of a politician’s post with a quote from Pope Francis about the events in Ukraine.

What happens after the entry of Russian troops into Ukraine – in online broadcasts “b”.

Andrey Sapozhnikov