One arrested after buildings burned down following killing, group violence in Akhalkalaki
Investigators are working on both the original killing and the subsequent events that transpired in Akhalkalaki. Photo via Patrol Police on Facebook.
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Police have arrested one individual with an allegation of manslaughter that precipitated "group violence" in the city of Akhalkalaki in Georgia's south on Saturday, with buildings burned down in the locality as a result of violence.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Sunday morning the situation in the city was under control with "maximum number of police forces mobilised" for preventive security measures.
The ministry also revealed police officers had arrested a man alleged to have committed the crime the previous evening using firearm, followed by torching of private property by relatives of the victim.
Further violence sparked by the killing also resulted in injuries to several people, with investigations ongoing.
The central department of Georgia’s Interior Ministry will investigate the death of 23-year-old Tamar Bachaliashvili, a IT specialist who was found dead in her own car on July 22 after a five-day search.
Georgian law enforcers have detained four drug dealers in Ponichala district in Tbilisi and in Gardabani, Georgia’s eastern Kvemo Kartli region.
The son of the ruling Georgian Dream party MP Koba Kobaladze has been charged with violence for attacking a man on June 24 in Tbilisi, with five other individuals.
An autopsy has shown 19-year-old footballer Giorgi Shakarashvili’s death was caused by drowning, says the Georgian Prosecutor’s Office.