The statement of the bishop of Sachkhere and Chiatura , which was followed by great excitement - the clergy of the high hierarchy said that Ilia II was supportive of the pardon of Giorgi Mamaladze and had an agreement with President Margvelashvili, but eventually the government blocked the issue.
Zviad Koridze, the chairperson of the Pardon Commission, responded to this statement made by Daniel. He denies the bishop"s words. According to Zviad Koridze, Giorgi Margvelashvili was discussing the release of the prisoner , but the pardon was not finalized. According to Zviad Koridze, there was no single position on the pardon of Giorgi Mamaladze. Commission member Archbishop Theodore Chuadze did not attend on the day of the discussion.Later, Archbishop Daniel changed his position and said that his words were not well understood. According to the Metropolitan of Sachkhere, everything that he had previously said was only his suspicion and assumption and he does not remember the details.Prisoner"s brother Tornike Mamaladze recalls that the Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia refused to pardon the priest.