Businessman Davit Kodua detained for domestic violence
Police have detained businessman Davit Kodua, brother of ex-head of Georgia’s Special Operative Department, for domestic violence. Photo: 1tv.ge.
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Police have detained businessman Davit Kodua, brother of ex-head of Georgia’s Special Operative Department, for domestic violence.
Kodua’s wife Natia Gedevanishvili told Rustavi 2 that there was a verbal dispute between her and her husband and that she has not been physically assaulted by Kodua.
“I called 112 (emergency response centre) so that the conflict would not escalate into violence, though I had no desire for my husband to be detained”. Gedevanishvili told Rustavi 2.
Gedevanishvili also said she has asked for a restraining order ‘to avoid possible violence’.
4,564 individuals were charged for domestic violence and crimes throughout Georgia in 2019, Deputy Interior Minister Nino Tsatsiashvili said at a briefing today.
Georgian law enforcers have issued 7,762 restraining orders in the first nine months of 2019, while the total figure from last year was 7,646.
The Georgian Interior Ministry has presented a bill to the government of Georgia which aims to prevent domestic violence and ensure better protection and further support for victims of violence.
The Georgian Interior Ministry has issued 5,399 restraining orders from January through June 2019. The rate exceeds the number of restraining orders issued in the same period last year - (3,292). Most of the restraining orders were issued in Tbilisi (2,655) which was followed by Imereti, Racha-Lechkumi, Kvemo Svaneti (563) and Kvemo Kartli (477).
Businessman Davit Kodua, brother of ex-official Erekle Kodua, has been sent to pre-trial detention for violence against his wife and daughter.