Case of armed robbery on bank solved by MIA

The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Georgia has solved the case of armed robbery on the branch office of “Bank of Georgia” that took place on March 8 in Tbilisi.

Mamuka Chelidze, Deputy Director of the Central Criminal Police Department at the MIA, said at a briefing on Tuesday that two individuals – previously convicted N.K. (DoB 1998) and another previously convicted person – K.G. (DoB 1999) have been detained for committing a gang robbery, committing an assault on a police officer, illegal purchase, keeping and carrying of firearm and for illegal deprivation of people’s liberty.

The crime envisages from 7 to 10 years of imprisonment. “An investigation has opened into the facts of a gang robber, illegal purchase, keeping and carrying of firearm, illegal deprivation of people’s liberty and for committing an assault on a police officer under Provision II, Sub-provision “B” Article 179, Provision II and IV of Article 236, Provision III, Sub-provision “A” and “C” Article 134, Provision I, Article 353 (I) of the Criminal Code of Georgia,” Chelidze said.