The State Security Service detains 4 individuals in 4 separate criminal cases involving corruption and other crimes; 11 people held criminally liable in total
Prosecutor on Akhalaia case: There is information confirming telephone communications; therefore, the charges are supported by evidence; we cannot go into the content because the case is being heard behind closed doors
Bacho Akhalaia’s lawyer: There is no evidence in the case; they don’t know what kind of communication it was; they don’t even have a hypothesis about the content. If there were a call log, you might assume something - but they don’t even know whether there was a call at all
Bacho Akhalaia remanded in custody as a preventive measure
Gia Volski: It is unfortunate - no one takes pleasure in punishing anyone, even the sadist Bacho Akhalaia, but in reality there is a state interest that must be considered above all else
Bacho Akhalaia before his arrest: I didn’t take it seriously that Ivanishvili was telling his supporters that a man who spent 10 years in prison was plotting a coup against them - the authorities claim there were conspiratorial meetings; that’s not true, I am not involved in this case
Ani Nadareishvili: When armed Russian slaves stormed in, Bacho’s 13-year-old nephew was leaving the apartment building; they took his phone and kept him on the street for three hours without anyone knowing his whereabouts - I wish the same to every ‘Kotsi’!
By a government decree, due to the ongoing hostilities in Ukraine, the provision of assistance to families of Ukrainian citizens living in Georgia in the amount of 300 GEL per family and 45 GEL per person has been extended until April 1, 2026
Lasha Farulava: The arrest of Akhalaia serves to cover up systemic corruption; we demanded the arrest of Liluashvili and a response to the “call centers.” We were calling the police - why weren’t the police coming? Where is Gomelauri, and why has he not been arrested?
Russia-Backed Court Sentences Georgian Medic to 15 Years in Absentia