This is a very serious incident that will definitely be discussed by the church, Metropolitan Gerasim of Zugdidi and Tsaishi told journalists while responding to the incident occured in Kintsvisi Monastery bewteen clergymen.

As he noted, similar issues are being discussed by the moral commission.

"There is a moral commission under the Georgian Patriarchate, which discusses any issue related to the moral behavior of the clerics, and later, if it decides to present them before the Synod, it will be done so. This is a very serious incident, which will definitely be discussed by the church, ”said the Archbishop.

The Gori District Court has ordered pre-trial detention for the priest of the Kintsvisi Fathers' Monastery. Earlier, the priest of the Kintsvisi Fathers' Monastery was charged with attempted murder and illegal possession of firearms.

According to the Prosecutor's Office of Georgia, the Shida Kartli and Mtskheta-Mtianeti District Prosecutor's Office, based on the evidence gathered by the investigation, accused K.K. of attempted murder and illegal possession of firearms. The clergyman faces prison term of 7 to 15 years if convicted.