Former Chairman of Tsalenjikha Sakrebulo and ex-head of Secretariat Department imposed imprisonment
Former Chairman of Tsalenjikha Sakrebulo (City Assembly) and ex-head of Secretariat Department of the same Municipality have been imposed imprisonment by Zugdidi Regional Court on charge of transporting non-excise tobacco in large quantities.
Judge Natruli Akobia made the decision. The defense side demanded imposition of bail into cases of both charged persons.
Former Chairman of Tsalenjikha Sakrebulo keeps the right of silence. The other charged person claimed that a person living in occupied Abkhazia gave him cigarettes as present.
The charge envisages from 6 to 8 years in prison.