Czech intelligence service launched an investigation into the operations of the Russian Orthodox Church within the nation, the Orthodox Times reported on Friday.
This transfer adopted the decision by the safety committee of the Czech Senate, which supposed to find out if the Moscow Patriarchate is utilizing the Orthodox Church within the Czech Republic to unfold Russian propaganda and exert affect.
The Security Committee on Tuesday referred to as on the federal government to entrust intelligence service to research the threats to the nation posed by the Russian Orthodox Church.
“Foreign powers should not exploit concepts such as freedom of religion and the right of association to exert influence. The Russian Orthodox Church and the Orthodox Church in the Czech Republic must not be used as tools by the Russian Federation to act against the interests of the Czech Republic,” mentioned the committee’s chairman Pavel Fischer.
In April 2023, the Czech authorities positioned Patriarch Kirill of Moscow on its sanctions listing owing to his public assist for Russia’s conflict on Ukraine.
Czech authorities additionally revoked the residence allow of Russian Orthodox cleric Nikolai Lysenyuk, accusing him of building an affect community aimed toward fostering secessionist actions throughout the EU with Russian assist.
Source: www.anews.com.tr