President pardons 34 inmates on Day of Virgin Mary
President Salome Zurabishvili has issued a total of 97 pardons since December 17, 2018, her administration reported. Photo: President's press office
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Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has pardoned 34 individuals, including one minor and eight women on the Day of the Virgin Mary today.
As of today, President Zurabishvili has pardoned a total of 97 individuals, the Acting Head of President’s Administration, Angi Khutsishvili announced yesterday.
Orthodox Christians in Georgia celebrate the Day of the Virgin Mary on August 28, which is also known as the Dormition of the Mother of God.
In Georgia, the name Mary is referred to as Mariami and the holiday is known as Mariamoba.
The First female President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili has issued her first pardon decree and has pardoned three female inmates.
Eight prisoners left the penitentiary facilities immediately on May 24. The other four, including a female, were on probation and have been released from all restrictions.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has pardoned 19convicts for the Easter holiday, the head of the President’s Administration Lasha Zhvania stated.
The candidate for interior minister and current head of the State Security Service Vakhtang Gomelauri said it is unacceptable for him to pardon an individual who has been charged with murdering a police officer.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has made her first official comment on pardoning an individual who has been charged with murdering a police officer. Zurabishvili said yesterday that she is sorry that the act of pardoning, which is a ”human act” in its nature, has become the cause of misunderstanding.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili will issue a pardon decree on Orthodox Christmas on January 7 after a several-month moratorium on acts of amnesty.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has issued a pardon decree on the occasion of Annunciation holiday, releasing nine female prisoners. All the pardoned women have one or more minor children, and they did not commit violent crimes.
Orthodox Christians in Georgia are on Monday celebrating Mariamoba, the Day of Virgin Mary. The holiday commemorates the dormition of the mother of Jesus Christ and, as believed, her bodily resurrection before being taken up into heaven.