Georgian Justice Minister Rati Bregadze echoed the arrest of Badri Esebua, a person wanted on terrorism charges for the attack on the Bank of Georgia (BoG) branch office in Zugdidi, on Facebook.

“My compliments to all police officers, headed by Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri, on completing the challenging operation successfully. Esebua’s arrest not only restores justice but also serves as a message to would-be criminal romantics,” Rati Bregadze wrote.

Georgian law enforcers have detained Badri Esebua, a person wanted on terrorism charges for the attack on the Bank of Georgia (BoG) branch office in Zugdidi, western Georgia. The offender was apprehended in Jikhashkari village and transferred to N2 Kutaisi prison.

On October 21, 2020, Badri Esebua carried out a robbery attack on the Bank of Georgia (BoG) branch in Zugdidi. The Ministry of Internal Affairs reports the perpetrator kept 43 people hostage for several hours and then escaped, taking half a million dollars from the bank.

The Interior Ministry probed the crime under Articles 236, 323, and 329 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, involving the illegal carrying of ammunition, acts of terrorism, and taking hostages for terrorist purposes, respectively.