Eight more individuals detained in connection with the October 4 case have been released from custody after pleading guilty and securing plea bargains with the prosecution. The Prosecutor’s Office finalised the plea agreements with a three-year suspended sentence.

Judge Nino Tarashvili formally approved the plea bargains between the prosecution and the defendants.

Specifically, those released from custody today are: Aleksandre Khabeishvili, Beka Kelekhsashvili, Giorgi Mumladze, Mamuka Labuchidze, Guriel Kardava, Avtandil Surmanidze, Vakhtang Pitskhelauri, and Temur Kurtsikidze.

The individuals detained in the October 4 case face charges under several articles of the criminal code. These include attempting to seize a strategic facility of exceptional importance as part of an organised group, as well as participating in group violence. These offences carry a maximum penalty of up to six years’ imprisonment.

A total of 64 individuals have faced criminal prosecution in connection with the October 4 events. Twenty-two defendants expressed a willingness to enter into a plea bargain; 16 of them have already been released directly from the courtroom, while the remaining six are expected to be released by the end of the day.