The Diocese of St. Petersburg has denied accusations of involvement in the destruction of the figure of Mephistopheles in the historic building – the Ekho Moskvy radio station

The Diocese of St. Petersburg has denied accusations of involvement in the destruction of the figure of Mephistopheles in the historic building in the northern capital. This was reported by “Echo of Petersburg” Natalia Radomanova representative of the Diocese.

Now ascertain the circumstances of the incident and the police prosecutor’s office of St. Petersburg. A criminal case under the article “the destruction of cultural heritage.” In the regional head office of the Ministry of Interior reported that the suspects set. The responsibility for what happened earlier claimed the so-called “Cossacks of St. Petersburg.” Meanwhile, a source at night «LifeNews» in the regional management of the Ministry of Interior said that the designation could give relief to destroy the CEO of a local company “Stroysad” Andrey Grigoriev. On the circumstances of what happened I told the driver to bring up vandal. It is reported that he is not hiding Grigoriev promised in the near future to come to the police and tell them about the reasons that prompted him to give the order to carry relief.

Recall the incident took place the day before. An unidentified man in work clothes knocked sledgehammer stone figure of Mephistopheles with the facade of the house that the architect Alexander Lishnevsky built over a hundred years ago.