Famous Swedish Preacher Banned from Entering Ukraine

15.11.2013, 12:26
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Protestant preacher of Sweden Carl Gustaf Severin has been banned from entering Ukraine. He learned this November 13, when he arrived in Kyiv. At the Boryspil airport he was handed the relevant decision and sent home.

exklusiv.gifSeveryn_Karl.jpgProtestant preacher of Sweden Carl Gustaf Severin has been banned from entering Ukraine. He learned this November 13, when he arrived in Kyiv. At the Boryspil airport he was handed the relevant decision and sent home.

RISU learned from the press service of the church New Life (Donetsk) that the ban was an instruction from the state authority. The Border Protection Service has not given any explanation to the religious community.

Carl Gustaf Severin was to tour Ukraine and give sermons in several cities, meet with people, and hold services.

As noted in the church New Life, the Swedish preacher is known throughout the world. Since the late 1980s, he has visited Ukraine annually with no problems.