08 June 2018, 18:34
Suspect of killing two schoolboys detained in Georgia
Today, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported detention of a man who is suspected of exerting pressure on the witnesses of the murder of two schoolboys.
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that starting from May 31, Tbilisi hosts the protest action "Do not Kill!" held in front of the Georgian parliament building. Protestors explain their action by the unfair court's decision in the case on the murder of two schoolchildren. Some of the protesters demand the resignation of the government, while others rejected political demands.
The schoolboys were stabbed in the fight on December 1, 2017, near a school in Tbilisi. One of them died on the way to the hospital; the second one died already after hospitalization. On May 31, it became known that the court had partially dropped the charges from one of the defendants, and softened those moved against the other. The final verdict was pronounced by the court already after the protests began. On June 1, the accused teenagers were sentenced to 10.5 and to 9.75 years in prison, respectively.
The 45-year-old Merab Morchadze has been detained today under the court's sanction on suspicion of exerting pressure on witnesses, the press service of the Georgian MIA reports.
He was detained within the criminal case, which was opened as a part of the main murder case. Morchadze faces imprisonment for up to nine years, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports referring to the MIA.
Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.
Author: Inna Kukudzhanova Source: CK correspondent
