RF declares wanted those who put ROC head on the wanted list in Ukraine
Patriarch Kirill. Photo: the Moscow Patriarchate website
The head of the Russian Investigative Committee has put on the wanted list Ukrainian law enforcement officers who declared Patriarch Kirill wanted, reports the Telegram channel of the Russian Investigative Committee.
The text says that Russian law enforcers consider the actions of their Ukrainian colleagues to bring the Patriarch to criminal responsibility "unlawful".
"The Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia A.I. Bastrykin instructed to take measures to search for specific officials of the Security Service and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, who took an illegal decision to prosecute him," says the statement.
Earlier, the Security Service of Ukraine declared Patriarch Kirill wanted.
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