2 detained for coercion, offering bribe to late district election commission head released on bail

Akaki Khuskivadze and Akaki Kobaladze, charged with offering a bribe and coercing the late head of Isani No. 5 district election commission (DEC) Tevdore Gobejishvili have each been released on 10,000 GEL bail. 

• Court sends 2 to pre-trial detention for bribing, coercing late Isani district election commission head

Georgian police detained Khuskivadze and Kobaladze on November 8 - the day after Gobejishvili was found dead in his apartment in Tbilisi.

The interior ministry then reported that the two individuals had offered the late DEC chair $50,000 on behalf of opposition United National Movement (UNM) party if he would demonstratively quit in front of media and speak about the election fraud. 

• Police detain 2 for coercion, offering bribe to district election commission head

Tbilisi City Court has claimed that Khuskivadze and Kobaladze threatened Gobejishvili with imprisonment and physical abuse of his family members if he refused to make the statement. However, stating that they were friends with Gobejishvili they both deny the charges.