Investigations in 4 instructions for the “holy” scandal – Tough puzzle for the Police – Closed papers from the investigative committee of the Holy Synod
With every passing day, the investigations into the much-lauded scandalous case of the Monastery of Saint Avvakum in Fterikoudi go deeper, as new info are always coming to mild.
The disclosure of the Cyprus Occasions in regards to the criticism of an individual who labored a number of years in the past on the Monastery for sexual harassment by the Abbot, has brought on a brand new shock in society and positively a giant “headache” for the police authorities who’re known as to untangle a tangle, the thread of which it’s unknown the place it should lead.
The investigations of the police authorities are actually carried out in 4 instructions.
The complaints of Metropolitan Tamasos Isaias towards the 2 archimandrites of the Monastery of Saint Avvakum for monetary and ethical scandal The complaints of the archimandrites towards the Metropolitan for the occasions of March 5, the “invasion” of the monastery and their experiences of police presence for the beating of a girl by a monk, as recorded in a video launched to the general public Not too long ago, the citizen's criticism about sexual harassment by the Abbot
As reported in a Cyprus Occasions article on Wednesday, March 20, the complainant reported to the police that the sexual harassment towards him – which works again three years – was repeated.
Closed papers from the investigation of the Holy Synod
On the similar time, the investigations proceed on the “entrance” of the investigation committee of the Holy Synod, earlier than which the 2 monks have been summoned and anticipated to look yesterday.
From the Church's standpoint, it has change into clear in each manner that there isn’t a intention to publicize info in regards to the course of, regardless of the nice curiosity of the devoted, with a few of them feeling deceived and anticipating solutions.
Father Eleftherios was concise in his statements yesterday on behalf of the investigation committee of the Holy Synod, that the physique proceeded to coordinate the actions they’re known as to hold out to analyze this case. And he mentioned that, “as we’ve introduced as members of the investigation all through our work with materials and findings that can be submitted to the six-member synodical court docket, we won’t make statements on the substance, as our work continues as regular.”
When requested if the 2 Archimandrites have been offered, he didn’t reply, saying that he didn’t wish to take an additional place on the matter.
It’s recalled that the “dance” of the statements earlier than the investigative committee was opened by Metropolitan Tamasou Isaias final Saturday. The Metropolitan repeated earlier than the investigative committee what he had additionally acknowledged on the Holy Synod on Friday, March 8, whereas testifying earlier than the members of the committee movies and images – which in response to the identical info – strengthen his complaints about each the monetary and ethical scandal within the monastery . As well as, he gave his personal model of the occasions of March fifth within the Monastery of Saint Abvakum, the investigations and the discovering of the secure wherein there have been 807 thousand euros.
