Institution of criminal proceedings against the Head of the UGCC /letter to Attorney General and Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine/

Lvov, 7 December 2013

Dear Sirs!

Bishops of the Synod of the Ukrainian orthodox Greek Catholic Church (UO GCC) hereby turn to You with a request that You should summon as soon as possible Msgr. S. Shevchuk, head of the UGCC, due to national security and in order to prevent a coup, and institute criminal proceedings against him for organizing a political coup.

Euro-Maidans (Euro-Squares = demonstrations in favour of eurointegration) are organized in line with American technologies, including presence of foreign militants, and therefore they lose the character of peaceful demonstrations. They endanger the health and life of the participants and, moreover, intend to overthrow the legitimate government. Shevchuk is one of the main ideologists of the coup and exploits the faithful of the UGCC for the purpose. Masses of people arrive in Kiev in response to the calls of S. Shevchuk. Therefore, it is now his duty to call on all members of the UGCC to leave the Maidan. If Shevchuk refuses to obey You as a government agency, cancel the registration of the UGCC. Through his fault, the religious organization of the UGCC has turned into a dangerous organization engaged in subversive activities and threatening the stability of the state. If You hesitate, it can have disastrous consequences.

On behalf of the Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian orthodox Greek Catholic Church (UO GCC)

+ Marcian OSBMr

Head of the UO GCC

+ Demetrius OSBMr

Secretary Bishop of the UO GCC

Copy to:

President of Ukraine V. Yanukovych

Prime Minister of Ukraine

Head of the Security Service of Ukraine

Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, A. Kluyev

Vatican Secretariat of State

Mass media

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