Police investigating alleged assault on opposition politician
The confirmation followed reports by Kandelaki, stating he was physically assaulted on Friday in the vicinity of the Liberty metro station after he turned off Russian music. Photo via Interior Ministry
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The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs on Saturday confirmed it had launched an investigation following reports of an assault on Giorgi Kandelaki, a member of the European Georgia - Movement for Liberty party.
The confirmation followed reports by Kandelaki, stating he was physically assaulted on Friday in the vicinity of the Liberty metro station after he turned off Russian music.
The investigation has been launched into charges of violence, punishable by a fine or community service for a term of 120 to 180 hours, house arrest for a term of six months to two years, or imprisonment for a term of up to one year, the Ministry told the local media outlet Interpressnews.
The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs on Thursday confirmed it had launched an investigation following reports of assault on Vano Merabishvili, one of the most influential figures of the previous United National Movement Government who served as the country’s Interior Minister for almost eight years.
Georgia’s Special Investigation Service on Monday confirmed an investigation had been launched following an assault on an opposition politician on live television earlier during the day.
The Georgian interior ministry has launched an investigation after the car of the mayor of north-western Georgia’s Tsalenjikha municipality was found burning during the night between Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Georgian prosecutor general’s office on Tuesday filed additional charges of deliberate disclosure of state secrecy and invasion of privacy against Soso Gogashvili, the imprisoned former deputy head of the country’s state security service.
Georgia’s Special Investigation Service on Monday arrested an individual who has been charged with leaking private materials of a partner online.
Kakha Kaladze, the Mayor of Tbilisi and the Secretary General of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Wednesday said violence was “unacceptable” in response to an assault on Misha Mshvildadze, one of the founders of the domestic Formula TV channel, in Tbilisi on Tuesday.