The Prosecutor's Office has charged one person with premeditated murder.

The Prosecutor's Office of Georgia has charged one person with premeditated murder. An investigation conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs established that on July 4, 2026, during a domestic conflict in Kutaisi, the accused stabbed the victim in the back with a knife with the intention of intentionally killing him, who died in a medical facility the same day. Law enforcement officers arrested the accused on July 5. He was charged under Article 108 of the Criminal Code of Georgia (intentional murder), which provides for up to 15 years of imprisonment as a form and measure of punishment. Based on the prosecutor's request, the defendant was sentenced to imprisonment as a preventive measure.

07 July, 2026

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

The Prosecutor's Office of Georgia has charged two individuals 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 illegally purchased and stored a particularly large amount - 274.276598 g. of the narcotic drug "Mephedrone", - 7.91767 g. of "Tetrahydrocannabinol" and a large amount - 0.384 g. of "Alpha-PVP". The defendants divided the narcotic drugs into 71 pieces, some of which were placed in different locations. The detainees were charged under Article 260, Part Two, Subparagraph “b” and Part Three, Subparagraph “a” (illegal purchase and storage of narcotics by a group by prior agreement, especially in large quantities) and Article 260, Part Five, Subparagraph “a” and Part Six, Subparagraph “a” (facilitation of the illegal sale of narcotics by a group by prior agreement, especially in large quantities) of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which provides for a sentence of up to 20 years or life imprisonment. Based on the prosecutor's request, the defendants were sentenced to imprisonment as a preventive measure.

07 July, 2026

One person has been charged and has already been sentenced to imprisonment as a preventive measure in connection with a traffic accident that occurred in Tbilisi, which resulted in the loss of a person's life.

One person has been charged with a traffic accident in Tbilisi that resulted in the loss of a person's life and has already been sentenced to imprisonment as a preventive measure. An investigation conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs established that on June 22, in the vicinity of Tsotne Dadiani Street in Tbilisi, the accused drove his car rapidly, as a result of which he collided with a pedestrian moving in the same direction on the sidewalk and a car parked on the sidewalk. As a result of the collision, the victim suffered multiple non-life-threatening injuries, as a result of which he died upon being taken to the hospital. Law enforcement officers arrested the defendant on the same day. He was charged under Article 276, Part 6 of the Criminal Code of Georgia (violation of the rules of traffic safety or operation of a vehicle that resulted in the loss of human life), which provides for up to 7 years of imprisonment as a form and measure of punishment.

03 July, 2026

Based on evidence presented by the prosecutor's office, the owners of "Lag Capital" were sentenced to 10 years in prison for the facts of fraudulently appropriating a large amount of money, legalizing illegal income, and producing and using false official documents.

The Tbilisi City Court fully accepted the evidence presented by the Prosecutor's Office and found the owners of the company "Laggy Capital" guilty of fraudulently appropriating a large amount of money by a group in a preliminary agreement, legalizing illegal income, and producing/using a false official document. The evidence examined at the trial confirmed that in order to win the tenders announced by the Municipal Development Fund of Georgia for the design and construction of kindergartens in the Chokhatauri, Ozurgeti, Mtskheta, Ninotsminda, Dedoplistskaro, Gori and Batumi municipalities, the defendants prepared and submitted a false audit report on the work experience of the company "Lagi Capital", along with other necessary documentation. After winning the tenders, the defendants allegedly requested and received advance payments from the Municipal Development Fund to begin construction work on the kindergartens, although in the main case they had not yet approved the kindergarten construction project. As a result, members of the criminal group fraudulently acquired 9,365,000 GEL from the fund, while not completing the construction work stipulated in the contracts. In order to give the fraudulently misappropriated funds a legal appearance, the defendants transferred 1,211,000 GEL in full to a bank account belonging to another company owned by them, ostensibly as an advance payment for services to be provided, which they subsequently used for various purposes, including to repay loans, thereby facilitating the release and integration of a particularly large amount of criminally misappropriated funds into the legal financial system. The Tbilisi City Court found the defendants guilty under Articles 180, 194, and 362 of the Criminal Code and sentenced them to 10 years in prison.

03 July, 2026

The Prosecutor's Office has charged one person with accepting a large bribe from an official.

The Prosecutor's Office of Georgia has charged one person with accepting a large bribe from an official. The investigation conducted by the Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance established that the shift manager of the customs checkpoint "Red Bridge" of the Customs Department of the LEPL "Revenue Service", in exchange for official protection - to ensure the illegal transfer of a particularly large amount of foreign currency across the customs border of Georgia - demanded and received part of the requested amount as a bribe - 4,000 USD. The detainee was charged under Article 338, Part 2, Subparagraph "b" of the Criminal Code of Georgia (taking a large bribe), which provides for up to 11 years of imprisonment as a form and measure of punishment. The Prosecutor's Office has already petitioned the court to impose imprisonment on the accused as a preventive measure.

03 July, 2026

The Prosecutor's Office has charged one person with aiding and abetting in the intentional infliction of grievous bodily harm in a group, in a separate case from the criminal case of Giga Avaliani.

In a separate case from Giga Avaliani's criminal case, Giorgi Malania was charged with aiding and abetting in the intentional infliction of serious bodily harm. An investigation conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia under the supervision of the Prosecutor's Office of Georgia has established that in September 2025, Aleksandre Gabashvili, together with Giorgi Rikadze and Demetre Chikovani, planned a group attack on Giga Avaliani. For this purpose, they identified Giga Avaliani, checked his social network, and downloaded a photo from it in order to visually capture and remember it. With the help of Giorgi Malania, who was a student of Giga Avaliani, they found out his work and residence addresses, studied his work schedule, and how he traveled from work to home. They chose the place to carry out the intention and began surveillance. On September 29, 2025, in the evening, Aleksandre Gabashvili, Giorgi Rikadze, and Demetre Chikovani arrived at the training center in Tbilisi, in the Sea District settlement, in order to take revenge. They set up an ambush and had all the conditions in place to carry out the attack, however, on that day, due to reasons beyond their control, they were unable to carry out their intention. On October 1, 2025, according to a plan developed by Aleksandre Gabashvili, Giorgi Rikadze, and Demetre Chikovani, Aleksandre Gabashvili and Giorgi Rikadze attacked Giga Avaliani as a group, who suffered serious injuries, as a result of which he died in a medical facility on October 24, 2025. Law enforcement officers arrested the accused on July 1. He was charged under Article 25, Section 117, Section 3, Subsection "L" of the Criminal Code of Georgia (assistance in causing serious injury to health in a group), which provides for up to 13 years of imprisonment as a form and measure of punishment. The prosecutor's office shall apply to the court within the time limit established by law with a request to use imprisonment as a preventive measure for the accused. We would like to remind the public that Aleksandre Gabashvili, Giorgi Rikadze, and Demetre Chikovani have been convicted of the above-mentioned crimes. The investigation into the criminal case at the Ministry of Internal Affairs is ongoing.

03 July, 2026