The president visited the Patriarch and asked what he would say about pardon - family members of the convicted Deacon are convinced that the decision to pardon the deacon failed due to the Patriarchate.
Tornike Mamaladze says that Margvelashvili decided to pardon his brother, but after the meeting with the Patriarch,he left the Patriarchate with a negative response.
"He was in the Georgian Patriarchate, met with His Holiness, and told His Holiness that he was ready to forgive Giorgi Mamaladze and what would you say? - Margvelashvili did not get a positive answer and hence he abstained. I am convinced that the government has nothing to do with the pardon, but simply can not get a positive response from his holiness, "said Tornike Mamaladze.
The brother of the convict deacon says that the health of Father Giorgi is more difficult than in the previous days, and there is no exact diagnosis yet. He does not exclude that he should invite a group of doctors himself.