The once-powerful bishop denies links to narcotics trafficking
Russia on Tuesday said it had summoned the Czech Republic’s charge d’affaires, a day after the central European country announced it had detained an influential Orthodox cleric for allegedly possessing suspicious substances.
Hilarion — who held a top position in the Russian Orthodox Church until 2022 — was detained on a highway between the spa town Karlovy Vary and Prague on Sunday.
He was later released from police custody without charge, his representatives said on social media, adding that the investigation was still ongoing.
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