The European Court of Human Rights asked the Russian Federation to provide information on what further legal steps the Russian authorities intend to take in relation to the Cathedral in Simferopol and the chapel in Yevpatoria. This was reported by lawyer Serhii Zaiiets via his Facebook page.
It is noted that the appeal of the European Court of Human Rights to the Russian Federation is an intermediate reaction of the Court to complaints of violation of human rights, which were filed on behalf of the Diocese.
“Thus, we are talking about the final cleansing of Crimea from the Ukrainian church. The Orthodox Church of Ukraine, obviously, is a finger down the throat for the occupiers. Now a lot will depend on the reaction of the world community, since internal remedies have been exhausted”,- the message says.
We remind that on August 29, 2019, the so-called 21st Arbitration Appeal Court in Sevastopol upheld the decision to terminate the lease agreement for the premises of the Cathedral of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) in Simferopol. In addition, Archbishop of Simferopol and Crimea of the OCU Klyment received a decision from the invaders to demolish the OCU church in Yevpatoria within five days.