«The Holy
Synod will mediate and ask President to pardon Archpriest Giorgi
Mamaladze,» Petre Tsaava, the Metropolitan of Chkondidi, told reporters
after he left the meeting of the Holy Synod today, adding that the Holy
Synod took a unanimous decision on this issue.
“The Holy Synod unanimously shared the request of Archpriest Giorgi
Mamaladze and decided to mediate with President, asking to pardon the
Archpriest,“ he noted.
The archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze was detained in September 2017 for
allegedly plotting the murder of a high-ranking clergy member of the
Georgian Orthodox Church and sentenced to 9 years of imprisonment, as he
was found guilty by the Tbilisi City Court.
Today, the Metropolitan of Chkondidi was fired from the position of
Bishop by the Holy Synod because he submitted incriminating evidence
against Patriarch Ilia II.
— Source: georgiatoday.ge – Ana Dumbadze