Opposition MP will chair parliament commission on teenage murder case
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The parliament of Georgia has confirmed one of the leaders of the European Georgia opposition party Sergi Kapanadze as the head of a parliamentary fact-finding commission on a high-profile murder case of two teenage boys in central Tbilisi last year.
The commission, which is composed of 10 opposition members out of a total of 17 members, is tasked to clarify alleged offences committed by law enforcers or other authorities.
Nine members of the commission represent the European Georgia opposition, six are from the Georgian Dream ruling party, one from the Alliance of Patriots opposition and one is an independent lawmaker Salome Zourabichvili.
The parliament of Georgia supported the creation of the commission on May 31, after large-scale rallies organized in Tbilisi by the father of one of the killed boys who accuses the Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia of fabricating case materials.
The Georgian Chief Prosecutor Irakli Shotadze quit his post following the rallies. However, he said that his body has done its utmost to establish the truth in the case.
The protesters demanding a fair investigation of the case gave time until June 10 to the Georgian government to reveal and punish all the offenders involved in the case.
Crowds have gathered in front of Tbilisi parliament building downtown today to express support to Zaza Saralidze, the father of one of two teenage boys killed in Tbilisi in December 2017. The parents of other children dead or missing have united today to speak publicly about their cases and how they are seeking justice.
The investigation of the high profile murder case of two teenagers will be carried out by the Ministry of Internal affairs as the court verdict failed to identify the actual killer of 16-year-old David Saralidze, who died from multiple knife wounds.
The Tbilisi City Court verdict on the high profile murder case of two teenagers in central Tbilisi last year has caused controversy as the court verdict failed to say who killed one teenage boy. After the verdict was announced hundreds of people gathered in front of Georgia’s Chief Prosecutor’s office, demanding fair investigation.
The Georgian Chief Prosecutor Irakli Shotadze has resigned in the wake of the Tbilisi City Court verdict on the high profile murder case of two teenage boys in central Tbilisi in December last year. In a special statement released on the official page of the Georgian Chief Prosecutor’s Office, Shotadze stated that his body has taken all measures to establish the truth on the case.
Police have detained six individuals in the morning during the rally over the high-profile murder case of two teenagers for petty hooliganism and disobedience to law enforcers.Of the detainees one turned out to be wanted for robbery, while another was out on parole. The people were detained when they tried to block the street and open tents there when they had no permission or necessity for the action.