Fingerprints of Metropolitan Hilary were not found on packages of…
Fingerprints of Metropolitan Hilary were not found on packages of drugs.
Consensus
- The Czech police did not find Mitropolit Ilarión's fingerprints on the packets containing white powder found in his car.
- Ilarión was detained in May after an anonymous tip about drugs in his vehicle.
- The packages contained only the fingerprints of a police officer who discovered them.
- Ilarión was later released without charges and returned to Russia.
- His service location was changed by Patriarch Kirill, first to Argentina-South America and then to Moscow Oblast.
Points of divergence
- The police temporarily suspended the case against Ilarión and his passengers after the fingerprint results were obtained. — vm
- Ilarión claimed the incident was a provocation, suggesting intentional framing by authorities. — vesti
- The police dog did not detect other narcotics in the car during the inspection. — vm
- No video recording was made during the scene examination and no witnesses or officials were present. — vesti
- Ilarión served previously in Karlovy Vary before being transferred to Argentina-South America, then later reassigned to Moscow Oblast. — vm
- Patriarch Kirill assigned Ilarión to Moscow Oblast specifically for the purpose of caring for his elderly mother. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Митрополит Иларион заявил об отсутствии его отпечатков на пакетах с наркотиками — Вечерняя Москва
- Отпечатки пальцев митрополита Илариона не нашли на пакетах с наркотиками — Вести