President"s first comment on the initiative of the Patriarch

The President responded to the initiative of His Holiness on the right to pardon prisoners.

According to Giorgi Margvelashvili the issue has been closed due to civil response and the Patriarchate"s statement.

Thee president also evaluated the statements made by politicians.

"Due to the activity of civil society and a very clear statement of the Church, the issue was closed. However, we have seen again that many politicians in our country do not understand the fundamental laws of the state structure which can can create difficulties to statehood," - Margvelashvili said.