Attacker of Polish tourist during Tbilisi Pride counter protests ordered to undergo compulsory psychiatric treatment

A Georgian man who attacked Polish tourist Jacek Kolankiewic during the Tbilisi Pride counter rallies in early July has been ordered to undergo compulsory psychiatric treatment, the Georgian prosecutor’s office announced earlier today.

The attacker, Giorgi Khmaladze, was originally charged with attempted murder, but the case was dropped after the defence pled insanity.

Kolankiewic was attacked and stabbed on Khetagurovi Street in Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi on July 5 when right-wing groups were protesting the Tbilisi pride march at a counter rally. 

The conclusion of the complex psychiatric-psychological examination of the case revealed that the accused is suffering from a chronic mental illness - paranoid schizophrenia,” the prosecutor’s office stated.

The tourist recovered and left the hospital five days after the incident, noting that his attacker does not represent Georgia. 

Khmaladze was detained the same day he committed the crime.