Former Georgian President sentenced to 3 years in prison into Sandro Girgvliani’s case
Former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili has been sentenced to 4 years in prison into murder case of 28-year-old Sandro Girgvliani, senior employee of a bank found killed in Okrokana settlement, outskirts of Tbilisi, on January 27, 2006.
Based on amnesty, the prison term was reduced to 3 years. Giorgi Arevadze, judge of Tbilisi City Court announced the decision. Court trial into the case continued during several years. Former president was charged for pardoning of those high-ranking officials, who were trialed into Girgvliani’s case.