Two prison employees denied bail in case of attack on opposition TV co-founder
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Two employees of penitentiary No. 8 in Tbilisi Levan Gelashvili and Shalva Margvelashvili, who were earlier charged with negligence which resulted in an attack on the co-founder of the opposition-minded Mtavari Arkhi TV channel Giorgi Rurua, have been denied bail earlier today by Tbilisi City Court.
- Co-founder of opposition-minded Mtavari Arkhi TV Giorgi Rurua attacked in prison
- Convicts attacking co-founder of Mtavari Arkhi TV Rurua placed in strict regime prison
Rurua was attacked by other convicts in prison on November 2, 2020.
The convicts who attacked him were immediately placed in a strict regime prison.
Rurua, who was detained for illegal possession and carrying of firearms last November, has been sentenced to four years in prison earlier this year.
Opposition parties have been demanding his release so far, saying that 'Rurua is a political prisoner.'
Two employees of Tbilisi penitentiary facility No. 8 have been detained for negligence resulting in an attack on the co-founder of the opposition-minded Mtavari Arkhi TV channel Giorgi Rurua on November 2.
Co-founder of the opposition-minded Mtavari Arkhi TV channel Giorgi Rurua was attacked by other convicts in prison yesterday.
President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili has refused to pardon Giorgi Rurua, co-founder of TV channel Mtavari Arkhi, who was convicted of illegal possession of firearms by Tbilisi City Court on Thursday.
The co-founder of the opposition-minded TV channel Mtavari Arkhi Giorgi Rurua was found guilty for the illegal possession and carrying of firearms and has been sentenced to four years in prison by Tbilisi City Court earlier today.