Police detain one for illegal possession of firearms, two for domestic violence
Illegal possession of firearms is punishable by four to seven years in prison, while domestic violence is punishable by three years in prison. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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The Georgian police have detained a Georgian citizen for the illegal possession of firearms in the eastern Georgian region of Kvemo Kartli.
An individual, identified as T.G. and born in 1997, who is currently on probation for theft, was found in possession of a pistol.
The crime is punishable by four to seven years in prison.
The Interior Ministry has released a video footage of the detention:
Meanwhile, two individuals have been detained for domestic violence in the Black Sea region of Adjara and Samtskhe-Javakheti.
The Interior Ministry reported that an individual, identified as R.D. and born in 1975, verbally insulted, physically attacked and threatened to kill his wife, identified as E.K. and born in 1971 in the city of Batumi, Adjara region.
The Interior Ministry has released a video footage of the detention:
Another individual, identified as M.A. and born in 1977, physically attacked his father and a son in the Adigeni region.
Both crimes are punishable by three years in prison.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvii met with representatives of the public, local non-governmental and international organisations to discuss steps to be taken against domestic violence in the country.
4,564 individuals were charged for domestic violence and crimes throughout Georgia in 2019, Deputy Interior Minister Nino Tsatsiashvili said at a briefing today.
The Georgian police have detained one foreign citizen for the illegal purchase and possession of 220 pills of Subutex in the Kvemo Kartli region. The Interior Ministry released the video of detention, without specifying the nationality of the detainee.
Police detained three Georgian citizens for the illegal purchase and possession of firearms and ammunition in the western Georgian region of Samegrelo.
The Georgian police have detained an individual for robbing cars in Tbilisi and Batumi. The crime is punishable by three to seven years in prison.