The ongoing investigation into the alleged sexual assault of convicted Giorgi Davitadze has been completed and it has been determined that no violence or criminal act was committed against him.

The Prosecutor's Office of Georgia has completed the ongoing investigation into the alleged sexual violence committed against Giorgi Davitadze, a convict held in Rustavi Prison No. 6. The evidence obtained shows that no violence or criminal act was committed against Giorgi Davitadze during his examination in the de-escalation room of the prison. Accordingly, a decision has been made to terminate the investigation into the criminal case. For the purpose of informing the public, we would like to clarify that on December 29, 2025, the Investigation Department of the Kvemo Kartli Regional Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation into a criminal case regarding the alleged fact of violent abuse of official authority against Giorgi Davitadze, under the elements of a crime provided for in Article 333, Part 3, Subparagraph "b" of the Criminal Code of Georgia. During the investigation, dozens of witnesses were interviewed, including convicts in the same institution; expert studies were conducted; dozens of hours of video footage were processed and analyzed; and numerous investigative and procedural actions were carried out. The investigation into the case established that by the verdict of the Tbilisi City Court of October 6, 2025, Giorgi Davitadze was found guilty of committing crimes under Article 19.109, Subparagraph “b” and Article 236, Parts 3 and 4 of the Criminal Code of Georgia (attempted murder under aggravating circumstances and illegal acquisition, storage and carrying of firearms). He was sentenced to 17 years and 6 months of imprisonment. After the guilty verdict, on October 10, 2025, he was transferred from Penitentiary Service Institution No. 8 to Special Risk Detention and Imprisonment Institution No. 6. On December 21, 2025, at approximately 10:30 a.m., during a scheduled inspection of Giorgi Davitadze’s cell, he verbally abused the facility’s employees, while threatening to harm himself and physically assault the members of the duty unit. Due to this, he was transferred to De-Escalation Room No. 6, where he continued to verbally abuse the penitentiary’s employees and was aggressive. After being transferred to the De-Escalation Room, in order to personally inspect Giorgi Davitadze, a proportional measure of coercion was applied to him in accordance with the requirements of the law. In particular, three employees of the institution detained the convict, during which one of them, G.V., conducted a personal search of Giorgi Davitadze by superficially touching his body from the outside. A metal detector was also used during the search. During the search, no violence or criminal act was committed against Giorgi Davitadze. On December 26, 2025, 5 days after Giorgi Davitadze was transferred to the de-escalation room and his personal examination, during an interview with a representative of the Public Defender's Office who entered Penitentiary Institution No. 6, Giorgi Davitadze did not mention the fact of his rape, explaining that one of the institution's employees, someone named "Kvara", threatened to rape him and put his hand down his pants with a medical glove. He also explained that the institution's employees systematically verbally abused him. Based on the information sent to the prosecutor's office from the Public Defender's Office, Giorgi Davitadze refused to provide any information to the investigator who entered him without a lawyer. In turn, Giorgi Davitadze's lawyer, during a communication with the investigator on December 29, 2025, refused to enter the penitentiary institution due to his health condition. Also, during a communication on January 9, 2026, he explained that due to his health condition, he would not be able to appear at the penitentiary institution again and, in agreement with the convict's family members, another lawyer would protect Giorgi Davitadze's interests. Giorgi Davitadze was questioned on January 12, 2026 with the participation of a lawyer. Only at this stage of the investigation did he report the alleged sexual assault against him. At the same time, Giorgi Davitadze, in the presence of his lawyer, refused to undergo a medical examination and indicated that he did not receive any physical injuries during the incident. It is also worth noting that the person named by Giorgi Davitadze during the interrogation as someone who allegedly abused him, “Kvara”, as it was later explained - Giorgi Kvaratskhelia, does not work at the penitentiary institution at all. On July 3, 2026, Giorgi Davitadze's lawyer filed a petition with the Prosecutor's Office to recognize Giorgi Davitadze as a victim. On the same day, the prosecutor issued a reasoned resolution refusing to satisfy the petition. Giorgi Davitadze's side did not appeal this decision, either to a superior prosecutor or to the court, as provided for by the current Criminal Procedure Code. As part of the investigation, a phonovideoscopic and habitoscopic examination was also conducted, during which the expert decoded the recordings of the video cameras in de-escalation cell No. 6 with second-by-second accuracy and fully reconstructed the actions taken during the personal examination of Giorgi Davitadze. According to the expert report, the video recordings submitted for examination do not show any violent actions by Giorgi Davitadze. In addition, there are no signs of editing in the same video recordings. Accordingly, the report in question clearly excludes the fact of criminal acts against Giorgi Davitadze. Thus, the evidence obtained and discussed in the case has unequivocally proven that the information provided to the investigation by Giorgi Davitadze is not true. It substantially contradicts the undisputed evidence collected in the case. Therefore, on October 9, 2026, the investigation in this case was terminated due to the absence of a crime.

10 October, 2026

Based on the evidence presented by the Prosecutor's Office, the defendant was sentenced to 16 years in prison for the illegal purchase, possession and illegal importation of a particularly large amount of narcotics into Georgia.

The Poti City Court fully accepted the evidence presented by the Prosecutor's Office and found the defendant guilty of the illegal purchase, storage and illegal importation of a particularly large amount of narcotics into Georgia. The evidence examined during the trial confirmed that the defendant, while abroad, illegally purchased and stored a particularly large amount of the narcotic drug "Tilidine", which he illegally imported into Georgia through the "Ports of Poti and Kulevi and the Poti Free Industrial Zone" customs checkpoint. The aforementioned narcotic drug was removed from the defendant's travel bag by law enforcement officers. The accused was charged under Article 260, Part 3, Subparagraph “a” of the Criminal Code of Georgia (illegal purchase and storage of narcotic drugs in an especially large amount) and Article 262, Part 4, Subparagraph “a” (illegal importation of narcotic drugs into Georgia in an especially large amount) The court found the defendant guilty of the charges and sentenced him to 16 years in prison.

09 October, 2026

The Prosecutor's Office has charged two foreign citizens with facilitating the illegal purchase, storage and sale of a particularly large amount of narcotics.

The Prosecutor's Office of Georgia has charged two foreign citizens with facilitating the illegal purchase, storage and sale of a particularly large amount of narcotics. The investigation conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs revealed that the defendants illegally acquired and stored a particularly large amount of the narcotic drug "Alpha PVP", which they placed in various locations in Batumi. One of the defendants also personally stored part of the narcotic drug. Law enforcement officers seized the aforementioned narcotics. The detainees were charged under Article 260, Part Three, Subparagraph “a” of the Criminal Code of Georgia (illegal purchase and storage of narcotic drugs in an especially large amount), and Article 260, Part Six, Subparagraph “a” (facilitation of the illegal sale of narcotic drugs in an especially large amount) which provides for a sentence of up to 20 years or life imprisonment. Based on the prosecutor's motion, the court sentenced the defendants to imprisonment as a preventive measure.

09 October, 2026

The Prosecutor's Office has charged 6 individuals with facilitating the illegal purchase, storage and sale of a particularly large amount of narcotics.

The Prosecutor's Office of Georgia has charged 6 individuals, including foreign citizens, with facilitating the illegal purchase, storage and sale of a particularly large amount of narcotics. The investigation conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs established that the defendants, in order to facilitate the sale of narcotics, illegally purchased and stored a particularly large amount of the narcotics "Methadone" (base) and Clephedrone at various times, while some of the defendants placed the narcotics in various locations in Tbilisi. Law enforcement officers seized the aforementioned narcotics. The detainees were charged under Article 260, Part 3, Subparagraph “a” of the Criminal Code of Georgia (illegal purchase and storage of narcotic drugs in especially large quantities) and Article 260, Part 6, Subparagraph “a” of the Criminal Code of Georgia (facilitation of illegal sale of narcotic drugs in especially large quantities), which provides for a sentence of up to 20 years or life imprisonment. Based on the prosecutor's motion, the court sentenced the defendants to imprisonment as a preventive measure.

09 October, 2026

Based on the evidence presented by the prosecutor's office, the court found the defendant guilty of assisting draftees in evading military service, forging and using documents, and fraud committed by the group.

The Tbilisi City Court reviewed the evidence presented by the Prosecutor's Office and found one person guilty of assisting conscripts in evading military service, forging and using documents, fraud committed by a group with prior agreement, which caused significant damage, and illegal purchase and storage of ammunition. The evidence examined during the trial confirmed that between 2024 and 2026, the accused, together with a group of people, promised to help conscripts and their family members avoid mandatory military service, in return for which he fraudulently received a total of 24,200 GEL from them. The evidence examined in court also established that in 2024-2026, the accused, together with his accomplices, falsified documents by creating a false medical history. As a result, by simulating an illness and presenting false medical documentation, the Permanent Medical Expert Commission of the LEPL “G. Abramishvili Military Hospital of the Ministry of Defense” exempted the conscript from compulsory military service. The defendant also illegally purchased ammunition, which he illegally stored in his home. The Tbilisi City Court found the defendant guilty under Article 180, Part 2, Subparagraph “b” of the Criminal Code of Georgia (fraud that caused significant damage - 6 episodes), Article 180, Part 2, Subparagraphs “a” and “b” (fraud that caused significant damage committed by a group with prior agreement), Article 19.180, Part 2, Subparagraphs “a” and “b” (attempted fraud that caused significant damage committed by a group with prior agreement), Article 19.180, Part 2, Subparagraph “b” (attempted fraud that caused significant damage), Article 25.356, Part 1 (assisting a conscript in evading military service by using a false document), Article 25.362, Part 1 (assistance in the production and use of a false document), Article 236, Part 3 (illegal acquisition and storage of military equipment), and the type and length of punishment was determined as 4 years of imprisonment.

09 October, 2026

The Prosecutor's Office of Georgia has launched an investigation into the fact of illegal participation of an official in entrepreneurial activity based on a letter from the National Bank.

The Investigation Department of the Prosecutor General's Office of Georgia, based on the statements of the executives of BitExchange LLC sent by the National Bank, initiated an investigation under Article 337 of the Criminal Code, which implies illegal participation in entrepreneurial activity by an official or a person equated to him. According to the statements submitted to the National Bank of Georgia by the executives of Bitexchange LLC and the audio recordings attached to them, Nana Keinishvili, a member of the National Bank's Board, is involved in entrepreneurial activities and directly controls a network of enterprises regulated by the National Bank, the shares of which are registered in the names of her family members and persons affiliated with her. According to the same statements, Nana Keinishvili also attempted to acquire shares in an enterprise regulated by the National Bank and thereby expand her own business activities. It should be noted that according to the Law of Georgia on Combating Corruption, a public servant does not have the right to engage in entrepreneurial activity, and also according to the Organic Law of Georgia on the National Bank of Georgia, a member of the Board of the National Bank and his/her family members do not have the right to be a partner of a representative of the Georgian financial sector or a legal entity related to it. Therefore, within the framework of the ongoing investigation, the circumstances of the possible illegal participation in the entrepreneurial activities of Nana Keinishvili, a member of the Board of the National Bank of Georgia, will be examined, and the public will be informed about the results of the investigation.

09 October, 2026