Schemamonk Sergius convicted of denial of the coronavirus in the sermon

In Verkhnyaya Pyshma in the Sverdlovsk region, the court found deprived of the rank of chiyoumen Sergei (Nicholas Romanov) guilty under part 9 of article 13.15 of the administrative code for the denial of the coronavirus and sentenced him to a fine in the amount of 90 thousand rubles.

according to E1.Ru himself Nikolai Romanov court were not. He was represented in court by the defender Svetlana Gerasimova. She said about the falsification of the signature of Romanov in the violation report dated 24 June. According to her, he learned about the appointment of the court hearing from the media. The lawyer asked the court to appoint expert examination, but the court turned her down.

She said that the sermon on the coronavirus, the priest said at the service, because of job responsibilities. “The service was non-public, was addressed to the novices of the monastery. But apparently there were members who did the video. But it’s not my trust that is not he produced,” said the lawyer.

nevertheless, the court decided that Romanov has violated the requirements of the law and punished him with a fine for dissemination of false information.

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