- 23 Sep 2020 02:21
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Well he had a good run, 30 years. Seems he may have become too financially influential to be tolerated. He was controlling towns of thousands.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/ ... ria-russia
Russian authorities mounted a special operation to arrest a former traffic police officer who claims to be the reincarnation of Jesus and has run a cult based in the depths of Siberia for the past three decades.
Helicopters and armed officers stormed communities run by Sergei Torop, known to his followers as Vissarion, and arrested him and two of his aides. Russia’s investigative committee said it would charge him with organising an illegal religious organisation, alleging that the cult extorted money from followers and subjected them to emotional abuse.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/ ... ria-russia