Judge Irakli Shvangiradze has referred the cases of 11 individuals arrested during protests near the Georgian Parliament for substantive review by the court.
The first hearing for Andro Chichinadze, Onise Tskhadadze, Jano Archaia, Ruslan Sivakov, Luka Jabua, Guram Mirtskhulava, Valeri Tetrashvili, Giorgi Terishvili, Irakli Kerashvili, Revaz Kiknadze, and Sergei Kukharchuk will take place on April 2 at 14:00 in the Tbilisi City Court.
The detainees are being investigated under Article 225 (2) of the Georgian Criminal Code, which pertains to participation in group violence. If convicted, they face 4 to 6 years in prison.
