Czech police detained Russian Orthodox Bishop Hilarion in Karlovy Vary after finding a suspicious white substance in his car. Moscow claims it's a provocation, demanding his release.
Czech police stopped Metropolitan Hilarion as he left a church, finding four small containers with a white substance in his car. Hilarion denied any connection to illegal drug trafficking, calling it a deliberate provocation. His defense is demanding video evidence and independent forensic analysis.
Czech police have detained Metropolitan Ilarion (Alfeev) on suspicion of drug possession, sources close to him told RIA Novosti. Further details were not immediately available.
A 35-year-old suspect has admitted to stealing a revered skull relic from a church in Jablonne v Podjestedi, Czech Republic. He hid it in a concrete block, intending to dispose of it in a river.
