Jachvliani demands imposing fines for offending clergymen

Offending religious sanctities and a cleric may become punishable. The corresponding bill has already been initiated in the parliament by MP Soso Jachvliani. The bill`s author is Zviad Tomaradze, Director of the Demographic Development Fund. 

The initiative has been registered at today’s parliamentary session. According to the amendments, a new article is to be added to the Administrative Violations Code according to which publicly offending religious sanctities, clerics or believers or publishing any materials aimed at offending believers will be punishable with 300 GEL. The same action committed repeatedly will be fined by 600 GEL. 

According to the project, damaging or offending religious sanctities, placing any inscriptions on them will be fined by 500 GEL and 1000 GEL if repeated.