Extradition of former Georgian official from Ukraine delayed
Kardava tried to enter Ukraine with a fake passport in 2017, when he was detained. Amerikiskhma.com.
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The extradition of the former head of the Georgian military police under the United National Movement government Megis Kardava from Ukraine has been delayed as the latter has asked Ukraine for political asylum.
The Georgian Chief Prosecutor’s Office says that Ukrainian law prohibits extradition from its territory before the completion of asylum-related procedures.
As soon as the procedures related to asylum are completed the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice will discuss Kardava’s extradition to Georgia,” the Georgian Chief Prosecutor’s Office says.
Kardava is wanted by Interpol. He has been wanted by Georgian law enforcers since 2013 for 11 criminal cases.
He was detained in Ukraine in November 2017, when he tried to illegally enter the country from Romania.
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Former head of Georgia’s military police under the United National Movement (UNM) government Megis Kardava has been extradited from Ukraine to Georgia earlier today. Kardava is charged with abuse of authority, torture, sexual abuse and illegal imprisonment and has been wanted by Georgian law enforcers since 2013 for 11 criminal cases.
A total of 11 criminal charges are filed against the former head of Georgia’s military police under the United National Movement (UNM) government Megis Kardava who was extradited from Ukraine to Georgia earlier today after 10 years of being on the run. Megis Kardava has been convicted in five criminal cases while six other criminal cases are still being heard in Tbilisi City Court.