Four arrested over assault in Tbilisi

Police in Tbilisi have arrested four people on suspicion of causing intentional less serious bodily harm and committing group violence, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.

Officers from the Old Tbilisi Main Division detained the suspects, identified by their initials as Z.T., born in 2004; N.D., born in 2000; Sh.Sh., born in 1990; and R.M., born in 1997.

Investigators said that on 7 February this year the suspects allegedly assaulted three men during an altercation in Tbilisi. A man born in 1990 sustained intentional less serious injuries, while two others, born in 1988 and 1990, were physically assaulted.

The injured men were taken to a clinic for medical treatment.

Law enforcement officers arrested all four suspects shortly after the incident following operational measures and investigative actions, the ministry said.

The offences carry a penalty of up to six years in prison.