Court upholds decision to transfer Pochayiv Holy Spirit Monastery of the UOC to state ownership

The Western Commercial Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the first instance to transfer the complex of premises of the Pochayiv Holy Spirit Monastery-Skete of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to the state. The court dismissed the appeal of the monastic community of the UOC, thus satisfying the demands of the Ternopil Regional Council. This is reported by the regional edition “REALNO”.

“At a court hearing of the Western Economic Court of Appeal, the Pochayiv Holy Spirit Monastery of the Ternopil Eparchy of the UOC denied the appeal. The decision of the Economic Court of the Ternopil Region of 08/14/2024, which fully satisfied the claims of the Ternopil Regional StateAdministration, was upheld,” the statement said.

Earlier, the head of the Ternopil Regional State Administration, Vyacheslav Nehoda , appealed to law enforcement agencies to check the mayor of Pochayiv, Vasyl Boyko, for his commitment to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Nehoda did not like the fact that Boyko defended the Pochayiv Holy Spirit Skete Monastery of the UOC in the issue of transferring the complex of premises occupied by the monastery to state ownership.