Reverend Nikoloz: All of America is worried, asking if it is true that Reverend Shio was poisoned - this is false information - the "cyanide case" is also fabricated, both cases are artificial

All of America is worried, asking if it is true that Reverend Shio was poisoned - this is false information - the "cyanide case" is also fabricated, both cases are artificial, - the Metropolitan of Akhalkalaki, Kumurdo and Kari, Reverend Nikoloz, said in response to a question regarding the alleged poisoning of the Patriarchal locum tenens, Reverend Shio.

According to him, the information spread about Reverend Shio's poisoning is in someone's interest.

"This morning, Orthodox Christians called me from America, all of America is worried, asking if it is true that Reverend Shio was poisoned - this is false information, I said. I spread this news in America. This is your information spread by the media. Maybe Reverend Shio really has elevated metals in his blood, maybe I do too and I don't know. I want to tell you that the spread of such information is not an accidental story. The Ministry of Internal Affairs announced that the motive for the investigation was the information spread by the media, and the investigation was started because of you", Reverend Nikoloz said.

For information, according to Georgian media, Patriarchal locum tenens, Reverend Shio, was poisoned and medical tests showed traces of arsenic in his blood.

The head of the press office of the Patriarchate, deacon Andria Jagmaidze, states that they have no right to assert the version of poisoning without evidence, although it is not ruled out, "because the substance that was found in Reverend Shio's blood has been used for poisoning in some cases".

The investigation into the attempted murder of Reverend Shio Mujiri is ongoing in the Ministry of Internal Affairs under Article 19-108 of the Civil Code. According to the agency, the article may be requalified in line with the results of the investigation.