In a an official statement, Deputy of Kyiv City Council Oleksandr Bryhynets from the Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko — Batkivschyna faction, head of the standing commission of the Council for Culture and Tourism, exposes an attempt taken by monks of what he describes as an "illegally built monastery near the Tithe Church" to illegally penetrate the territory of archeological excavations of the church, Ukrainian News reports.
In an official statement, Deputy of Kyiv City Council Oleksandr Bryhynets from the Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko — Batkivschyna faction, head of the standing commission of the Council for Culture and Tourism, exposes an attempt taken by monks of what he describes as an "illegally built monastery near the Tithe Church" to illegally penetrate the territory of archeological excavations of the church, Ukrainian News reports.
"The monks from the monastery illegally built near the Tithe Church tried to enter the territory of the archeological excavations of the church. When asked where they took the key from the territory of the archeological excavations of the church, a monk mentioned St. Peter who had keys not only for the paradise," reads the statement.
The monks abandoned the idea of entering the territory of the monastery after Bryhyhets arrived there and told them why their actions were illegal.
The deputy said representatives of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate last night brought trailers for builders to the wooden church near the Tithe Church.
According to the deputy, both the construction trailers and the wooden church itself are on the territory without any permission.
According to him, the construction trailers was a response to a resolution of the Kyiv City State Administration to create a museum on the territory of the Tithe Church and to abandon an idea of building a new church there.
Bryhynets appeals to Oleksandr Popov, head of the Kyiv City State Administration, and the Prosecutor General's Office with a demand to take measures to remove illegal objects from the territory of the Tithe Church.
As Ukrainian News earlier reported, the Our Ukraine Party urges the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office to check preparations for construction near the foundation of the Tithe Church.
On May 19, the Kyiv City State Administration selected two projects to restore the Tithe Church. The commission offered the authors of the projects to unite for creating a joint project.
In the evening of May 25, two construction trailers were brought to the Tithe Church.
According to press reports, representatives of the developer refused to show any permission for construction to police who arrived there.