Court left 11 accused into Giorgi Shakarashvili’s case in custody
16:12, 27.07.2020
Mtskheta District Court discussed the issue of revising the measure of restraint against 11 accused in connection with Giorgi Shakarashvili’s case. Court left all of them in custody.
The prosecutor’s office demanded to prolong pre-trial detention, while the defence demanded the release of the accused persons on bail. Judge Maia Oshkhareli shared the position of the prosecution.
The 17 individuals are detained into death case of 19-year-old footballer Giorgi Shakarashvili.
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.
