At the rally of the pro-Russian, homophobic, and violent party Conservative Movement/Alt Info near the parliament, civil activist Nata Peradze was demanded to be arrested for “insulting” the icon depicting Stalin. The leaders of Alt Info threatened that if the state does not give it a proper answer, they will do it themselves.
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“It is Ivanishvili who has returned to politics, Garibashvili, who is supposedly a conservative, Kobakhidze, or whoever - it is their duty to answer,” said Shota Martinenko, general secretary of Conservative Movement/Alt Info. “Give me an answer! Otherwise, people will answer. We have a demand that justice be restored for this blasphemy, for this defilement, and that the state give an appropriate response. Based on the fact that we do not have much hope for this government, what we can say is that
if the law is not restored, we will have to do it as best we can. The police cannot stand at their houses and walk with them. I promise you, we have to drain the beastliness out of these bastards.”
Konstantine Morgoshia, the founder of Alt Info, also demanded the tightening of legislation for insulting religious feelings and sanctities. According to him, the law is urgently acceptable, by which similar facts will be punished not by a fine but by imprisonment. Morgoshia is sure that “they will get it shortly.”
“Peradze is guilty not under the administrative code, but under the criminal law code. The investigation was carried out under the charge of petty hooliganism, which is a sore point for Europeans and a weakness of the ruling power. I hope that the Georgian Dream will not go against the Georgian people and reclassify the article. If this does not happen, Georgian Dream will get theirs, and Nata Peradze will get hers. If Nata Peradze is not caught, very big problems will start in the country,” said Morgoshia.
Clergymen and the leader of the pro-Russian party Patriots Alliance, Irma Inashvili, also participated in the rally.
The information that Joseph Stalin was depicted on the icon of Matrona of Moscow located in the Trinity Cathedral was spread on January 6. The leader of the temple said that the icon was sent to the temple a few months ago, and he did not see any problem with it. It was found out that the icon of Matrona, canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church, was donated to the church by the general secretary of the Patriots Alliance, Irma Inashvili, and the chairman of the party Davit Tarkhan-Mouravi. On January 9, activist Nata Peradze released a video where it was seen that the icon of Matrona of Moscow was smeared with blue paint. The police started an investigation under Article 166 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, which refers to petty hooliganism.
At first, Nata Peradze was threatened on social networks, and on January 10, leaders and supporters of the Alt-Info/Conservative Movement rushed to her home. They accuse Peradze of insulting the icon and demand his punishment. The police were mobilized near the activist's house.
The Patriarchate evaluated painting the icon as vandalism and hindering the worship service, and on January 11, it appealed to the leaders of the Patriot Alliance to make “proper changes” in the icon they donated, or they would do it themselves. According to Inashvili, they will obey the call of the Patriarchate.
After pouring paint on the icon, Georgian Dream leaders announced their intention to pass a law that would criminalize the desecration of religious buildings and objects.
