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Archpriest Giorgi Mamladze being released from prison. Image via IPN.

Georgia

Priest convicted in Georgian Church poison plot released early

by Tata Shoshiashvili

•2 min read

An archpriest convicted of plotting the murder of the Georgian Patriarch’s secretary-referent, Giorgi Mamladze, has been released from prison two years early. On Wednesday, the archpriest’s brother, Tornike Mamaladze, announced his brother’s release after serving seven years out of his nine-year sentence. ‘After seven years of suffering and waiting, my brother deacon Giorgi is free!’ wrote Mamaladze on Facebook. Mamaladze’s family and supporters have been actively campaigning for his re

Giorgi Mamaladze in court in Georgia. Photo: Georgian Public Broadcaster.

European Court of Human Rights

Cyanide poison plot priest ‘received fair trial’ in Georgia, ECHR finds

by Tata Shoshiashvili

•3 min read

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze, who was convicted of possession of cyanide for the purpose of murdering the Patriarch’s secretary, received a fair trial in Georgia. Mamaladze was arrested at Tbilisi International Airport on 10 February 2017 with cyanide in his luggage as he attempted to board a flight to Berlin. He was accused of attempting to poison the secretary-referent of Patriarch Ilia II, Shorena Tetruashvili, and was sentenced to 9 y

Georgia

Georgian archbishop accuses Patriarch Ilia II of ‘pederasty and sodomy’

by OC Media

•6 min read

A high ranking member of the Georgian Orthodox Church has accused the head of the Church, Patriarch Ilia II, and other high ranking church officials of having sexual activity with men, including underage boys. Archbishop Petre Tsaava, a member of the Church’s ruling body, the Holy Synod, made the accusations on 31 October following a Synod meeting. ‘The Chair of the [Holy] Synod personally stripped me of archpriesthood, which I think was unjust. The reason behind it was my exposing of the