The Patriarchate is one of those who want the release of Giorgi Mamaladze. Such a statement made Batumi and Lazeti Metropolitan Dimitri.

As he said, he expected that President would pardon the archpriest.

“I expected that archpriest would be released after the Synod petitioned for it. His brother’s statement about the dialogue with Salome Zourabichvili is an utter nonsense. This person is a liar. The Patriarch has not met him face to face. He met him in the presence of hundreds of people and this issue has not been discussed. I know the position of the Patriarch, because I personally spoke to him the day before the last meeting of Synod and his initiative was to pardon Giorgi Mamaladze.

Next day he raised the issue of pardoning at the Synod meeting. I don"t know what happened. The President said she was taking full responsibility.

The Patriarchate and the Church are one of those who want the release of archpriest, because all this has to be over once and for all”, - said Metropolitan Dimitri.