Petersburg deputy proposed a new procedure for the transfer of property of the ROC – RIA Novosti

St. Petersburg, August 11 – RIA Novosti. Chairman of the Commission for Education, Culture and Science of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg Maxim Reznik drafted a bill to amend the procedure for the transfer of property to religious organizations for religious purposes in St. Petersburg, offering to make such decisions with the participation of the city parliament. It is reported by the press service of the deputy.

St. Petersburg diocese ROC previously asked the city authorities with a request to transfer her to the building of St. Isaac Cathedral for free use. A spokesman for the governor of the city Georgi Poltavchenko Andrew KIBIT confirmed that the government of the Diocese of St. Petersburg received treatment on the transfer of her building St. Isaac’s Cathedral, but so far no decision has been taken, because this issue requires careful and thorough study.

“The MP offers to take decisions on the transfer to religious organizations of cultural heritage are not the decisions of the Smolny, and the laws of St. Petersburg, that is, with the participation of Parliament. For the rest of the objects offered to leave the current procedure. Currently, Resnick initiative is in the legal department of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg “, – said in the message.

According to the press service, the reason for the development of the bill was the situation with the attempt to pass the Russian Orthodox Church of the Annunciation and the tomb of St. Isaac’s Cathedral.

“You can not cast the solution of such important issues on the shoulders one person. Even if this person is a governor – said Maxim Reznik. – Legislative Assembly – a slice of different opinions in our city. In Parliament, such issues should be discussed thoroughly and openly. And the opinion of the Governor in this case is very significant because it is also involved in making laws. By the way, about the need to discuss the issue and said governor’s press secretary Andrei KIBIT when he wrote that the decision of St. Isaac’s Cathedral will be taken in the interests of residents and tourists “.

Reznik asked the governor not to rush with the adoption of a final decision about St. Isaac’s Cathedral and lay it to consideration of the bill. Also Reznik after preparing a legal opinion on the bill intends to offer the deputies wishing the city parliament and a member of the Federation Council Lyudmila Kostkina become his co-workers.

Sixth August in St. Petersburg election commission the documents were handed over to hold a referendum on the transfer of the Church of St. Isaac’s Cathedral. Until August 21 election commission shall check the documents of the initiative group and refer the matter to the Parliament or to refuse to hold a referendum.