Poturaev on the eviction of the UOC from the Lavra: You may have to get a court decision

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy Nikita Poturaev suggested that the Ukrainian state may have to obtain a court decision to evict representatives of the UOC from the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. He said this in a comment by Espresso.

“I do not exclude such a scenario, according to which they will stay there and demand a court decision. I believe that a court decision is not necessary in principle, that all actions by the state and such state institutions as the reserve were carried out in accordance with the law, were absolutely justified, legitimate. But I understand that in such a sensitive issue, on which our enemies will definitely speculate in the international arena, the state may have to go to court, get a court decision, and then come with bailiffs,” Poturaev said.

The People’s Deputy stressed that, in his opinion, a court decision is not necessary, but its receipt will strengthen the position of the state.

“It is not necessary, the decision to terminate the contracts is legitimate. But given European and international legal practice, it might be good for us to get a court decision if they insist. I am convinced that the court decision will be in favor of the Ukrainian state. As a person who has studied all those documents, I believe that the court will make an absolutely legal decision in favor of the state,” he added.