Detained archpriest’s family hold rally outside Patriarchate

Family members, relatives and close persons of archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze, who was found guilty in the so-called “cyanide case”, are holding a protest rally outside the building of the Georgian Patriarchate. They are demanding possibility of the Eucharist for the archpriest.

Giorgi Mamaladze’s brother told InterPressNews that the archpriest health problems and spiritual difficulties.

Lawyer Mikheil Ramishvili has joined the protest. He expressed hope that the European Court of Human Rights will make impartial and unbiased decision. “It will be one more confirmation that there is no judicial power in Georgia and will prove innocence of the archpriest," the lawyer said.