Georgia to extradite Italian citizen on charges of organised crime
Shotadze said extradition procedures for the alleged offender had been completed, and the extradition would be completed “in the near future”. Photo: Prosecutor General's press office
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Irakli Shotadze, the Prosecutor General of Georgia, on Tuesday said an individual wanted by Italy under the Interpol Red Circular for participating in an organised crime group had been arrested in Georgia.
In his comments to the media, Shotadze said the alleged offender had been charged with participation in “various serious and especially serious” offences committed in Italy.
He added the person in question had “no accomplices” in crime in Georgia and remained in extradition custody by the request of Italian authorities.
Shotadze said extradition procedures for the alleged offender had been completed, and the extradition would be completed “in the near future”.
Georgian Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri on Tuesday highlighted the “unprecedentedly high” rate of crime-solving by law enforcement bodies, which he said was illustrated by the figure standing at over 62 percent.
The Georgian Interior Ministry on Wednesday said it had launched an electronic facial recognition programme earlier this month to increase the effectiveness of control at border checkpoints across the country.
Georgian law enforcement agencies solved 16,738 out of 27,057 criminal cases between January and June to reach a 61.86 percent solution rate, new figures released by the Interior Ministry on Thursday show.
A Russian citizen wanted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation for charges of conspiracy, access device fraud and computer fraud has been extradited from Georgia to the US, the Georgian Prosecutor's Office said on Monday.
Georgian Justice Minister Rati Bregadze on Wednesday said “all necessary operative and search measures” were being taken to arrest three prisoners, who had escaped from custody earlier today while having a medical examination in the Aversi Clinic.
Georgia’s Ministry of Justice on Thursday confirmed to the TV Imedi channel the arrest of an 18-year-old prisoner who had escaped from custody while receiving medical examination in a clinic in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi.
Georgian Justice Minister Rati Bregadze on Thursday said the three prisoners who had escaped from custody while receiving medical examination in a clinic in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi had been arrested.
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Georgia on Friday said an individual wanted by Italy under the Interpol Red Circular for participation in an organised crime group Ndrangheta had been extradited to Italy from Tbilisi.
Irakli Shotadze, the Prosecutor General of Georgia, on Wednesday highlighted his body’s commitment to ensuring “child-friendly justice” and the protection of “best interests” of minors in a report to the Prosecutorial Council.