Prosecutor general’s office charges 5 for connections with “criminal underworld”
Two of the group have been charged for membership in “criminal underworld” and are set to face up to 10 years in prison, while the others face up to seven years imprisonment for appealing to criminal authorities. Photo from the Prosecution service of Georgia's Facebook page.
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The prosecutor general’s office of Georgia has charged five individuals for connections with and membership in “criminal underworld” and for using criminal authorities to settle financial disputes in Tbilisi and the western region of Samegrelo, the state body said on Thursday.
The office said two out of five offenders had mediated between parties to settle financial disputes for personal benefits.
Two of the group have been charged for membership in “criminal underworld” and are set to face up to 10 years in prison, while the others face up to seven years imprisonment for appealing to criminal authorities.
Police have arrested five individuals for connections with and membership in “criminal underworld” and for using criminal authorities to settle financial disputes in Tbilisi and the western region of Samegrelo, the Georgian interior ministry said on Monday.
Police have arrested four individuals and charged two in absentia for connections with and membership in “criminal underworld” and for using criminal authorities to settle financial disputes, the Georgian interior ministry said on Thursday.
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