The News in Brief
Thursday, September 30
Prepared by the Messenger Staff
Georgian Patriarchate: In case of confirmation of the accusation, there should be a strict response to the illegal surveillance and eavesdropping
The Patriarchate of Georgia issued a statement, saying that in case of confirmation of the accusation, there should be a strict response to the illegal surveillance and eavesdropping on both clergy and laity, as well as in relation to the people who are responsible for the dissemination of the material.
As the statement notes, the church has always guarded and will guard the seal of confession.
“This is why it is so important for us a thorough investigation to be carried out by the state in a timely manner,” - reads the statement.
The statement of the Patriarchate points out that if real evidence is obtained about the inappropriate actions of the specific clergymen mentioned in the disseminated materials, the ethical commission of the Patriarchate will have an appropriate response.
Shalva Papuashvili says the President won’t pardon Mikheil Saakashvili
Georgian Dream’s Shalva Papuashvili stated while commenting on Saakashvili’s potential arrival in Tbilisi that “international partners would not want to interfere in the release from prison of a person convicted in the cases of murder and beating.”
Asked whether President Salome Zurabishvili was expected to pardon Saakashvili, Papuashvili said there were no such expectations.
“The court of three instances of Georgia has ruled on two cases against Mikheil Saakashvili. He has been sentenced to three years in the case of the murder of Sandro Girgvliani. He has been sentenced to six years in the case of beating Valeri Gelashvili.
In addition, the cases of embezzlement of 8 million and Imedi are under consideration. I hope there is no group of people in this country who will question whether the verdicts in the cases of Sandro Girgvliani and Valeri Gelashvili should be enforced,” Papuashvili said.
Georgian Patriarchate: In case of confirmation of the accusation, there should be a strict response to the illegal surveillance and eavesdropping
The Patriarchate of Georgia issued a statement, saying that in case of confirmation of the accusation, there should be a strict response to the illegal surveillance and eavesdropping on both clergy and laity, as well as in relation to the people who are responsible for the dissemination of the material.
As the statement notes, the church has always guarded and will guard the seal of confession.
“This is why it is so important for us a thorough investigation to be carried out by the state in a timely manner,” - reads the statement.
The statement of the Patriarchate points out that if real evidence is obtained about the inappropriate actions of the specific clergymen mentioned in the disseminated materials, the ethical commission of the Patriarchate will have an appropriate response.
Shalva Papuashvili says the President won’t pardon Mikheil Saakashvili
Georgian Dream’s Shalva Papuashvili stated while commenting on Saakashvili’s potential arrival in Tbilisi that “international partners would not want to interfere in the release from prison of a person convicted in the cases of murder and beating.”
Asked whether President Salome Zurabishvili was expected to pardon Saakashvili, Papuashvili said there were no such expectations.
“The court of three instances of Georgia has ruled on two cases against Mikheil Saakashvili. He has been sentenced to three years in the case of the murder of Sandro Girgvliani. He has been sentenced to six years in the case of beating Valeri Gelashvili.
In addition, the cases of embezzlement of 8 million and Imedi are under consideration. I hope there is no group of people in this country who will question whether the verdicts in the cases of Sandro Girgvliani and Valeri Gelashvili should be enforced,” Papuashvili said.