Deacon Andria Jagmaidze: We have not seen representatives of any party or embassy shielding a journalist - we have seen only clergymen shielding and protecting journalists

We have not seen any representative of any political party or embassy shielding a journalist. We have seen only clergymen shielding and protecting journalists, - the head of the public relations department of the Patriarchate, Archpriest Andria Jagmaidze told journalists in relation to the events of July 5-6.

As Jaghmaidze notes, the cleric who made the violent calls "received a severe reprimand."

"As you saw, we have not seen any representative of any political party or embassy shielding a journalist. We have seen only the clergy shielding and protecting journalists, this is what we need to talk about.

The cleric who made such calls (violent) was summoned, received a severe reprimand, and he publicly recorded and released a video of his apology. Receiving a severe reprimand means that any further misconduct will result in severe punishment. If there is a similar fact again, let me know and we will discuss it", - Jagmaidze said.

Asked why the Patriarchate did not call on the parishioners to stop the violence, Jaghmaidze said that the Patriarchate had made several statements calling for peace.