Interior Minister visits wounded Special Tasks Force officer injured during police operation in Kakheti
Minister of Internal Affairs Geka Geladze visited an officer of the Special Tasks Force wounded amid a police operation in Kakheti at a medical facility.
During his visit, the Minister received detailed updates from medical staff about the officer’s condition. The law enforcement officer had undergone emergency surgery.
The incident occurred during a police operation in the village of Kabali, Lagodekhi Municipality, where the officer was seriously wounded in the chest amidst intense gunfire. The fire was directed at the Special Task Force by an individual who had been served a court order for detention. In response to the gunfire, police returned fire, resulting in the gunman being shot dead at the scene.