Posted on 01/27/2006 7:35:14 AM PST by x5452
27 January 2006, 18:14 Russian Orthodox activist deported from Ukraine
Moscow, January 27, Interfax - Press secretary of the Union of Orthodox Citizens, CIS Countries Institute expert Kirill Frolov has told Interfax that he has been barred from entering Ukraine.
Frolov was travelling to the Crimea to lecture, but was presented with a Ukrainian Border Service document at border control saying that he was denied the right to cross the border.
He was then put on an Arkhangelsk Airlines plane to Moscow.
"I was not given the opportunity to contact the representatives of our institute in the Crimea or the Russian Consulate General," Frolov said.
"I interpret this as repression and a violation of the Russian- Ukrainian agreement on the free movement of these countries' citizens," Frolov said.
"Referring to Foreign Minister Boris Tarasyuk, the Ukrainian media reported that a list of Russian scientists, politicians and political experts that are to be considered personae non gratae in Ukraine was being composed. I am on that black list," Frolov said.
He claimed the reason behind this was his statement about "Ukraine becoming an anti-Russian state."
"Tomorrow, any Russian citizen, any scientist who heads there for a lecture or any person traveling to the Crimea for a vacation could be deported just like that," Frolov said.
aha. If religion was all that this clown was involved in.
It's about damn time. Anyone propagating anti-Ukrainian sentiments is a persona non grata. Too bad it took so long to implement this.
Ukraine constitution:
Freedom of Speech (as long as you tow the government line)
Freedom of the Press (So long as you support the president and don't out any anti-semitic publications)
Freedom to Vote (unless you're old, or like the opposition)
Freedom of Religion (so long as it is the State KGB church)
In the words of "The Clash" "Know your rights":
Actually they are pretty easily available in the states, as are dozens of anti-government periodicals.
You seem to ahve a pretty poor understanding of freedom, democracy, and the bill of rights.
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