The Bishop of Tamassos and Orinis, Isaias, appeared before police investigators Tuesday regarding financial allegations made by the dismissed abbot of the Saint Habakkuk Monastery.
The bishop, accompanied by his lawyer, was questioned for more than two hours about findings from the investigation into his bank accounts. Details of the testimony have not been disclosed.
The case has reached a crucial point, with the direction of the investigation likely to be determined by the evaluation of Bishop Isaias’s testimony. Police had previously obtained court orders to access the bishop’s bank accounts to verify claims about cash deposits made by the defrocked monk Nektarios.
In a circular dated October 13, 2024, the Bishop publicly stated that both he and the Bishopric of Tamassos welcomed and encouraged the police investigation, saying “only in this way can all our legal actions and activities be proven by state authorities.”
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