Questioning of Archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze to be resumed today

Questioning of Archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze will resume today.

The lawyers and the representatives of the Prosecutor’s Office has already entered the #9 penitentiary facility.

The detained Archpriest agreed to continue the process once the Prosecutor’s Office ensured security of his family. 

Archpriest and Head of Patriarchate’s Property Management Service was detained on February 10, 2017, at Tbilisi International Airport before his departure to Germany. According to Prosecutor’s Office poisonous substance – sodium cyanide, kept in a concealed manner, was seized upon the search of his luggage. The investigation continues under Articles 18-108 and 236 of the Criminal Code of Georgia.  In addition, the investigation is ongoing on the charge of  keeping weapon illegally.