The Court of Appeal has granted the prosecution’s appeal in full and replaced the bail imposed on the former Chairman of Chokhatauri Council with custody as a preventive measure.

The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia has released information to this effect.

“The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia appealed the decision of Ozurgeti District Court, which had imposed bail as a preventive measure on the accused, the former Chairman of Chokhatauri Municipal Council, in a case of group violence. Based on this appeal, the accused has now been remanded in custody as a preventive measure.
Law enforcement officers arrested the accused in connection with an incident of confrontation at a restaurant in Ozurgeti. He has been charged under Article 126, Part 1a, Subparagraph ‘b’ of the Criminal Code of Georgia (violence committed by a group), which carries a maximum sentence of up to two years’ imprisonment.

The prosecution had requested custody as a preventive measure for the accused, but the court did not agree, instead imposing a bail of 30,000 lari. The prosecution appealed this decision to the Court of Appeal, requesting that custody be imposed as a preventive measure,” states the information from the Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia.