Court leaves UNM member in custody amid protests in courtroom
The prosecution said there is no guarantee that David Kirkitadze would not commit the crime again. Photo: IPN.ge.
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Gurjaani Court has upheld the detention of United National Movement member David Kirkitadze which was followed by protests and uproar in the courtroom.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia detained a member of the United National Movement opposition, former state official David Kirkitadze on December 17, 2018 for verbally and physically abusing the police and damaging property during a clash between law enforcers and opposition activists on presidential inauguration day.
Kirkitadze’s lawyer Giorgi Kondakhishvili requested his release on bail.
Kondakhishvili also said 2,000 Georgian citizens are ready to vouch for the detainee, and added that Kirkitadze’s family member has recently died and the funeral will be held on Thursday.
The prosecution said there is no guarantee that David Kirkitadze would not commit the crime again.
Leader of the European Georgia opposition party Giga Bokeria said the decision is an embarrassment to the court and the judiciary system in general.
Bokeria stated the judge might have wanted to release Kirkitadze but the government made him change his decision.
A cordon made by policewomen during a noisy trial of opposition member David Kirkitadze in the Gurjaani court in eastern Georgia has stirred more controversies that the trial itself.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia has detained a member of the United National Movement opposition, former state official David Kirkitadze for verbally and physically abusing the police and damage of property during the clash between law enforcers and opposition activists on the presidential inauguration day.
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Former state official, now a member of the United National Movement opposition David Kirkitadze has admitted an attack on police on the President’s inauguration day in December 2018 and was released in plea bargain earlier today.
The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia has launched criminal proceedings against David Kirkitadze, MP for the United National Movement opposition party, with the charge related to a physical confrontation between the parliament member and protesters in the city of Rustavi before the October 2021 municipal elections.
Rustavi City Court has set bail at 5,000 GEL ($1,600/€1,400) for United National Movement (UNM) opposition party MP David Kirkitadze, who is charged with assaulting protesters in the city in October, ahead of the 2021 municipal election runoff.