In this handout video grab released by the press service of the Basmanny court, Unordained schema hegumen Sergius attends a hearing at Moscow's Basmanny District Court, in Moscow, Russia. He was arrested at the Sredneuralsk Convent and sent to Moscow on 29 December after posting a video on YouTube encouraging his followers "to die for Russia". Unordained schema hegumen Sergius (Nikolai Romanov) is charged with unsanctioned actions, encouraging people to kill themselves, and insulting religious feelings. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.
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- Package: Russia Renegade Priest Detention
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War, Religion & Belief
- Location: Moscow, Russia
- Event date: 29.12.2020
- Date published: 29.12.2020
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: The press service of the Basmanny court
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 876x587px, 271.7Kb
- Job-ID: 6b119aa2dcbf501e