Cleric Lasha Chikovani, who is accused of threatening his ex-wife, will be sent to the monastery for repentance, - Andria Jagmaidze, Head of Public Relations Department of the Patriarchate, told InterPressNews.

“He will be sent to a monastery for repentance. It will be determined in the nearest future which monastery he will stay in and for how long," said Andria Jagmaidze.

A bail of GEL 3,000 was ordered for Lasha Chikovani, a clergyman accused of threatening his ex-wife.

Lasha Chikovani was charged under Article 11 (2) (d) of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which pertains to threatening a family member and is punishable by up to three years in prison.

Nino Chikovani (Gorgoshidze) posted a video on social media on January 5, in which she accused her ex-husband of violence. Chikovani alleges she had been a victim of violence both by her husband and her father-in-law, who is also a clergyman.