Ombudswoman says convicted archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze needs better medical care
Nino Lomjaria stated that Giorgi Mamaladze needs really good medical care, which is not available under the custody. Photo: Ombudsman's Facebook page
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Georgian Public Defender Nino Lomjaria who visited convicted archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze in prison hospital yesterday, said the latter has made a decision to temporarily stop his hunger strike due to health problems.
Lomjaria told journalists after the visit that Mamaladze needs good medical care, which is not being made available to him while he is in custody.
Following my request the archpriest confirmed that he is temporarily suspending the hunger strike”, Lomjaria stated.
She said Mamaladze’s condition is worsening and the archpriest needs treatment.
Brother of archpriest Mamaladze warned the family will begin releasing crime evidence against top Georgian clerics following President's refusal to give amnesty.
Archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze, who was detained for allegedly plotting the murder of a high-ranking clergy member of the Georgian Orthodox Church, was sentenced to nine years in 2017.
Less then a week ago Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili pardoned five inmates for Christmas. However, the convicted archpriest was not included despite the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate’s request.
Brother of convicted archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze has announced he and his family will begin releasing evidence of crimes against top Georgian clerics following a refusal to give amnesty by the president.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has pardoned five inmates for Christmas, with convicted archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze not on the list. It is the first pardon act issued by the president after she declared a moratorium on pardoning prisoners in September 2019, following a turmoil surrounding two pardons of inmates convicted for murder.
A Holy Synod meeting earlier today has ended with the decision to dismiss Chkondidi Metropolitan Petre from the post and request the release of convicted archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze.
The European Court of Human Rights on Thursday published its judgment in the case of Giorgi Mamaladze, the convicted Georgian cleric sentenced to nine years in prison for plotting a murder and illegal possession of firearms, saying his right to fair trial had not been violated.
The Georgian prosecutor general’s office on Thursday said the recent ruling of the European Court of Human Rights, which found no violation of the right to fair trial in the case of a convicted Georgian clergyman, confirmed domestic agencies had acted “in full accordance” with mandatory procedures in the conviction.