Investigator detained in Poti for abuse of power
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The General Inspection has detained an inspector-investigator of the Poti City Division on charges of abuse of power, says the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The crime is punishable by three years in prison.
The General Inspection of the Ministry of Internal Affairs continues the investigation into the case according to Article 332 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, says the ministry.
Police have detained three individuals for abuse of power, illegal entrepreneurship and money laundering in Georgia’s eastern Kakheti region.
Yet another police officer has been accused of power abuse against a protester during the June 20 - 21 protest held near the parliament of Georgia. The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia reports that the police officer has been accused of physical violence towards a person that had already been arrested.
An employee of the Georgian Interior Ministry has been detained for possible abuse of power during the Tbilisi rallies on June 20-21, at the parliament building of Georgia, the Georgian Chief Prosecutor’s Office says.
Tbilisi City Court has delivered a guilty verdict against former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili this morning. The court found Saakashvili guilty of abuse of power when pardoning people arrested for the 2006 case of the murder of Sandro Girgvliani.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia has launched an investigation after video footage allegedly showing physical assault on a disabled person on Tbilisi Metro was broadcast on television on Monday.
The interior ministry has arrested two police officers involved in a physical assault on a disabled 17-year-old in Tbilisi Metro on Sunday, charging them for the violent attack seen by TV viewers and leading to outcry on social media.