11 individuals apprehended in Shakarashvili case remain in custody

15:07, 24.08.2020

11 individuals apprehended earlier for their involvement in the case of the death of 19-year-old footballer Giorgi Shakarashvili will remain in custody, announced the Court.

The detainees do not plead guilty to the charges. They have been charged for organisation, management/participation in group violence, as well as unlawful imprisonment.

Giorgi Shakarashvili was killed following a conflict that began at a birthday party in Mtskheta town on June 18. Shakarashvili went missing while at a friend’s birthday party in Mtskheta, a town outside of Tbilisi, early on June 19. His dead body was found in the river Aragvi after a four-day search, on June 22.

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