Patriarchate: We declare that yesterday’s incident in Chkondidi Diocese was a planned provocation against the Diocese and the Georgian Church in general

The Georgian Patriarchate has released a statement regarding the events that took place in the Chkondisi Diocese yesterday.

According to them, the incident was a planned provocation and journalists broke into the residence by force.

According to the statement, the events were partially covered by the mass media and people received partial information.

“People encouraged by certain clergymen as well as journalists, despite the warning, broke into the episcopal residence by force, which led to the breaking of the balcony railing and the injury of five people (we express our sorrow over this fact).

We declare that this incident in Chkondidi Diocese was a planned provocation against this Diocese and the Georgian Church in general. Yesterday's footage also showed us that those who plan these processes are ready for any unworthy behavior. For a long time, aggression, lies, slander have become a common occurrence for them, and now they no longer avoid violence”, reads the statement.