The case of archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze, who was found guilty in the so-called “cyanide case”, has been sent to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Lawyer Davit Jandieri told InterPressNews about it. The lawyer does not speak about the content of the complaint, but hopes that the Strasbourg Court will take into consideration the violation of human rights in this case.

"Within the 6-month period established by the Convention, on 31 January, I filed a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights on behalf of archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze,” Davit Jandieri said.

The lawyer explains that at the first meeting with archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze, they agreed not to disclose the complaint details until the Court launches the further procedure.

On March 5 of 2017, the Tbilisi City Court found Archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze guilty of plotting the murder of Shorena Tetruashvili, the Patriarch’s assistant, as well as of purchase and storage of firearms, and sentenced him to nine years in prison.

Archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze was arrested at Tbilisi International Airport on February 10, 2017. Georgia’s Chief Prosecutor’s Office said the investigation into the alleged murder plot had been launched on the claims that Archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze had asked for his help in procuring sodium cyanide, a poisonous chemical substance, which he intended to use for murdering “a high-ranking cleric.”