Russia says arrest of Bishop Hilarion, who heads Orthodox congregation in Karlovy Vary, was politically motivated ‘setup’

Police in the city of Karlovy Vary, Czechia, stopped a car on 24 May carrying Russian Metropolitan Hilarion, who heads the Czech branch of the Russian Orthodox Church, and found…

Metropolitan Hilarion categorically denies any involvement in the illegal possession of prohibited substances

According to Metropolitan Hilarion’s attorney Michal Pacovsky, his client is suspected of drug possession

Metropolitan Hilarion's car was stopped by Czech police officers on May 24. During the subsequent search, "four small containers with a white substance were found in the trunk,"…

Maria Zakharova stressed that Russia demands Metropolitan Hilarion’s immediate unconditional release

Moscow condemned the actions of the Czech police, calling the detainment a 'provocation'.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia has claimed that the detention of Metropolitan Hilarion, Metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church, in Czechia over the transportation…

According to the ministry, the drug production and trafficking charges brought against the Orthodox Church hierarch were completely unfounded and absurd

Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday it had summoned a senior Czech diplomat to demand the release of a Russian Orthodox cleric who was detained after containers of a suspicious…

The once-powerful bishop denies links to narcotics trafficking

Russia says arrest of Bishop Hilarion, who heads Orthodox congregation in Karlovy Vary, was politically motivated ‘setup’

Moscow's Foreign Ministry has summoned the Czech Republic's chargé d'affaires, Jan Ondrejka, the day after the arrest, by Prague authorities, of Metropolitan Hilarion, bishop of…

Der russische Metropolit Hilarion, zuletzt in Tschechien tätig, wurde kurzzeitig festgenommen. Er soll in Drogengeschäfte verwickelt sein.

ČEŠKA policija pustila je ruskog biskupa Hilariona uhićenog zbog sumnje u posjedovanje droge. Biskup tvrdi da mu je podmetnuto, a Moskva incident naziva politički motiviranom…