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Germany to extradite ex-police official Chakua to Georgia

Davit Chakua may be transported to Georgia later today.

Agenda.ge, 03 Jul 2020 - 16:04, Tbilisi,Georgia

Germany will extradite ex-head of the penitentiary department under the United National Movement government, Davit Chakua to Georgia, the Georgian Chief Prosecutor’s Office has confirmed.

He has been wanted by Interpol since 2013.

Chakua has been charged and convicted for several, high-profile cases, including provoking the Tbilisi prison riot back in 2006 which claimed the lives of seven inmates.

He has been convicted for torturing prisoners, abuse of office, fabricating official document and other crimes.

Chakua faces charges for kidnapping and beating businessman Zviad Abesadze.

European Court verdict: Georgia must pay €80,800 for murder of prisoners under UNM gov’t

02 Apr 2020

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Georgia must pay 80,000 euros to the families of two inmates who were killed during a riot in Georgian prisons back in 2006, under the United National Movement government.

Wanted, former employee of Georgian Interior Ministry detained in Ukraine

31 May 2019

A former employee of the Georgian Interior Ministry, who is charged with the illegal deprivation of liberty and torture, has been detained in Ukraine, the Georgian Chief Prosecutor’s Office reported earlier today.

Ex-Defence Minister Akhalaia sentenced to 9 years in prison

23 Apr 2018

The Tbilisi City Court has sent Georgia’s former Minister of Defence under the United National Movement leadership, Bacho Akhalaia, to prison for nine years for a high-profile torture case involving Colonel Sergo Tetradze in 2011.

President Saakashvili pardons former ally on prison riot case

04 Nov 2013

Former justice minister, ex penitentiary head sentenced to 4+ yrs for inhumane treatment of inmates in 2012 prison abuse scandal

08 Jul 2021

Former Justice Minister Zurab Adeishvili and ex-head of the Penitentiary Department Davit Chakua have been sentenced to four and a half years in prison for the inhumane treatment of prisoners, abuse of power and falsifying evidence in the high-profile case of the ‘prison abuse scandal’ which broke out in September of 2012.