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One arrested for premeditated murder following social media dispute
A 22-year-old has been arrested for stabbing an individual on Monday in Tbilisi, in a meeting following a dispute on a social media, the Georgian interior ministry said on Tuesday. The wounded 21-year-old died shortly after his transportation to a ...
House of Georgian Judoka claiming world gold this month robbed
The house of Luka Maisuradze, a Georgian judoka who claimed gold in the world championship this month, has been robbed in the country’s eastern Khashuri municipality, Khashuri sport local media outlet said on Monday. The house was robbed when Ma...
Man with criminal record, under alcohol influence, kills two police officers in road accident
A man with a previous criminal record and under the influence of alcohol has killed two patrol police officers in a road accident in central Georgia, the country’s interior ministry said on Wednesday. The body said the suspect was driving at hig...
Georgia’s state security service announces arrest of IS supporters
The Georgian state security service on Wednesday announced the arrest of six Georgian citizens reportedly connected with the Islamic State terrorist organization. The agency said the detainees had contacts with an IS leader and planned terrorist...
Father, neighbour arrested for sexual abuse of minor
Father and a neighbor have been arrested for abuse of a minor in Georgia’s western Samegrelo region, the Georgian Interior Ministry said on Tuesday. The body said the father had abused her daughter for years, while the neighbor had done it syste...
Interior ministry employee arrested after deadly incident in Tbilisi with one killed, two injured
The Georgian Special Investigation Service on Friday said it had arrested a senior inspector of the Personal Protection Division of the Security Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for unlawful possession of arms, following a deadly...
Former investigator in high-profile case of death refuses interrogation at Tbilisi prosecutor’s office
Sergo Shubitidze, a former investigator in a high profile case of death of Tamar Bachaliashvili, a 23-year-old IT specialist who was dead in her car in 2020, on Tuesday refused to appear in Tbilisi prosecutor’s office following his claims in a domest...
Investigator summoned for contradicting suicide version in high-profile 2020 death of IT professional
Investigator Sergo Shubitidze was on Tuesday summoned for interrogation in Tbilisi prosecutor’s office following his interview with the domestic, opposition-minded Formula channel last week in which he contradicted an official conclusion on suicide i...
State Security Service arrests one in attempt to sell uranium for $2 mln
The Georgian State Security Service on Monday said its counter-intelligence department had arrested one individual in an attempt to sell uranium illegally. The agency said the suspect was arrested in Georgia’s western city of Poti during his atte...
European court admits Georgia’s fourth lawsuit against Russia on violations at occupation lines
The European Court of Human Rights on Thursday admitted Georgia’s fourth lawsuit against Russia on alleged violations of human rights along occupation lines. The Georgian authorities submitted the lawsuit to the Strasbourg-based court on August ...
