'Gov't was planning on murdering me via a contract killer' Soso Gogashvili Says
By Liza Mchedlidze
Friday, July 29, 2022
The former deputy head of State Security Service of Georgia Soso Gogashvili states that he was warned by Archbishop Iakob a year and a half ago that the Georgian government was allegedly planning on murdering him via a contract killer in Pankisi Gorge and blaming it on Malkhaz Machalikashvili:
"I would also like to touch upon Archbishop Iakob's warning... a year and a half ago, he warned me that the government was planning to liquidate me. Kist "Killer" was tasked with this, and during our discussion, as a result of analyzing this information, I came to the conclusion that if they did it, then they would blame Machalikashvili for it, because as he told me, this "killer" was in Pankisi Gorge. Archbishop, you are my grandson's godfather, and denying and not telling this fact would be a shame," Gogashvili wrote.
Soso Gogashvili also released another alleged information regarding Russia's involvement in replacing the Patriarch of Georgia Ilia II with Russia's desired candidate. According to the former deputy head of State Security Service of Georgia, FSB Agents Konstantine Romanovsky and Davit Adamia have been ordered to do so.
"Romanovsky and Adamia are Putin's close entourage - Matvienko , Poltavchenko , as well as FSB's agents of influence, who have the task of replacing the patriarch in Georgia with their desired candidate.
The fact that they are in contact with the Georgian special services, this is confirmed by the above-mentioned (ongoing) case, which I personally have no doubts about anymore and I want the public to make conclusions" said Soso Gogashvili.
Officially, Soso Gogashvili was arrested based on Konstantin Romanovsky and Davit Adamia's lawsuit, and is being charged with tampering with personal life information or personal data. Konstantine Romanovski is also suing Soso Gogashvili for causing moral damage.
Soso Gogashvili called them 'alleged victims who are Russian citizens connected to the Russian special services'.
In addition, the former deputy head of the State Security Service claims that during and after his stay in the SSS, he 'always tried to prevent all this'.
According to him, Shio Mujiri's was considered as a candidate for the patriarchate, adding that Mujiri 'worked with both sides'. He also said Patriarch Ilia II himself was planning to resign, however, the government representatives were able to convince him not to.
