Vinnitsa, Vinnitsa Province, Ukraine, June 19, 2024
tulchin-eparchia.org.ua
A court of appeal in the Ukrainian city of Vinnitsa ruled yesterday, June 18, to uphold the verdict against the elderly and ailing Metropolitan Jonathan of Tulchin of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
Ukrainian hierarch sentenced to 5 years in prisonA hierarch of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church has been sentenced to 5 years imprisonment and the confiscation of property for various supposed crimes against the state.
“>In August, His Eminence, 75, was found guilty of justifying the Russian war against Ukraine and inciting religious enmity, evidence of which was allegedly found during 
SBU accusations are attack on UOC, says Metropolitan whose home was searchedThe search of his home and diocesan administration by the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) and the accusations made against him in the media are, in fact, attacks on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, believes the Metropolitan of Tulchin.”>searches at his residence and diocesan administration.
He was sentenced to five years in prison with the confiscation of his property. The verdict was not enforced while under appeal.
The appeal court’s decision comes into force from the moment of its proclamation, and can be appealed to another court within the Supreme Court of Ukraine within three months, reports Vinnitsa.info, whose correspondent was present for the ruling.
The elderly hierarch, known as a composer of Church music, is also in poor health, which has only been exacerbated by the state’s persecution campaign against him.
In November 2022, a month after the searches, after having been 
UOC Metropolitan remains calm despite state suspicion and investigationThe whole matter is an attempt to undermine the canonical UOC and create unrest among its clergy and faithful, Met. John said after his home was searched.
“>officially notified of state suspicion against him, he had to 
Prayer request: persecuted Ukrainian bishop undergoes heart surgeryHis Eminence Metropolitan Jonathan of Tulchin and Bratslav, a hierarch of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church who has been subjected to searches and serious accusations by the Ukrainian Security Services (SBU) lately, underwent an emergency open-heart surgery today.”>undergo heart surgery. In March of this year, he 
Ukrainian hierarch recovers from stroke, discharged from hospitalMet. Jonathan, 75, has been in poor health lately, which is exacerbated by the state’s persecution campaign against him.”>suffered a stroke and was hospitalized for 10 days.
Although the Metropolitan wrote a petition while being treated for his stroke, asking to be sent to Russia as part of a prisoner exchange, at his court session on June 12, he canceled this request. According to his lawyer, he is no prisoner of war and does not admit any guilt. His Eminence “wants to continue working for the good of Ukraine.”
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