Mariam Kublashvili, lawyer of Temirlan Machalikashvili’s family demands that the investigation into Machalikashvili’s case to be re-qualified. According to her, investigation should be opened on fact of premeditated murder.

“We have a lot of questions regarding the activation of hand grenade. The father of Temirlan Machalikashvili found a hand grenade in the corner several hours after the special operation, which Machalikashvili as if tried to activate a hand grenade. In fact, everything was blood-stained but the hand grenade did not have bloodshed”, – Kublashvili said.

Temirlan Machalikashvili was buried in Duisi village, Pankisi Gorge today. He was wounded during a special operation in Pankisi Gorge on December 26 and died on January 10 at St. Michael’s Archangel’s Clinical Hospital.

According to State Security Service, in the moment of detention Temirlan Machalikashvili showed resistance to law enforcers, namely, Machalikashvili tried to activate a hand grenade, when proportional force was employed due to extreme need in order to suppress criminal activity and law enforcers opened fire in his direction as a result of which Machalikashvili received firearm injuries in the head.