Tamaz Elizbarashvili seeks plea agreement, Prosecutor’s Office Says

Tamaz Elizbarashvili has asked the Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia to conclude a plea agreement. He admits to the crime he committed and expresses remorse, the Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement.

The investigative agency also noted that, according to the defendant, no one had threatened him and the victims had not physically assaulted him. Accordingly, he retracted a statement he had made previously.

“Tamaz Elizbarashvili has been detained on charges of committing a crime under Article 151, Part 1, of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which concerns threats of death or bodily injury where the victim has reasonable grounds to fear that the threat will be carried out. The crime is punishable by up to one year in prison.

The defendant, Tamaz Elizbarashvili, has been remanded in custody as a preventive measure,” the Prosecutor’s Office said.