Attempt to poison Patriarch Ilia II

There has been tried to poison the Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II, according to the Georgian TV channel “Rustavi 2”, haqqin.az reports.

According to its information, there was detained a head of property management service of the Patriarchate and the Director of the Medical center of Saints Joachim and Anne’s the father George Mamaladze. The trial took place on the eve of the Tbilisi City Court.

The special operation to detain Mamaladze was held on Friday, February 10, 2017 at the Tbilisi International Airport on his way to Germany to the patriarch. “Rustavi 2”, citing a source, reported that a few hours after the arrest Mamaladze in Berlin left the head of the State Guard Service Anzor Chubinidze. He returned on Saturday, 11 February, 2017, with the head of the Security Service of the Patriarch Soso Okhanashvili. Within a few hours in the General Prosecutor’s Office conducted an interrogation Okhanashvili, who the day before he returned to Berlin. Who guards the patriarch strengthened.

Channel contacted the archbishop, the lord of Jacob, who is on the patriarch in Germany. On the question: “Who guards the patriarch, and confirmed whether the fact of poisoning attempts,” he said he did not want to “talk on this topic will speak after returning to Tbilisi.”

At present time, the patriarch’s health condition is stable. It is prepared for the operation, which will hold the German doctors today.

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