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New Video-Footage on Photo-Reporters’ Case to Be Handed to MIA and Prosecutor’s Office

November 26, 2012

Humanrights.ge

Newspaper Kviris Kronika in relation to the case of photo-reporters published transcript of the hidden video-recording.  Newspaper claims that in the recording, two officers of the CSD (Constitutional Security Department) request photo-reporter Giorgi Abdaladze first and then Zurab Kurtsikidze to change lawyers.

Giorgi Abdaladze, Zurab Kurtsikidze, Irakli Gedenidze and his spouse Natia Gedenidze were detained last summer for espionage; later they were released under plea agreement.

According to Kviris Kronika article, CSD officers were requesting the photo-reporters to dismiss their lawyers Beselia, Macharashvili, Chinchaladze and Chikovani and to hire Mirdat Katamadze and a person with name Kakha.

Giorgi Abdaladze told the newspaper that there also exists the complete video-archive from the prison surveillance cameras.

“I would like to ask the person who gave me this recording to publicize all the materials.  If the given recording will be publicized all the illegal processes that have been going on for years will be revealed,” Giorgi Abdaladze says.

According to him, he will provide the given recordings to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Prosecutor General’s Office and will request immediate investigation into the case.

On November 26, TV9 released video-footage which clearly shows how Giorgi Abdaladze and Zurab Kurtsikidze were compelled to decline their lawyers. TV9 reports those video-footage was handed to Giorgi Abdaladze.

According to the video-footage a person tells Giorgi Abdaladze to decline lawyers Beselia, Machrashvili, Chinchabadze and Chikovani claiming their positions contradict each other.

Besides, Abdaladze was clarified that he should solicit for the declination of lawyers and then call selected lawyer to ask him to protect his rights.

Video about Zurab Kurtsikidze contains the same information. He was also requested to decline his lawyer and call a new one.

Incomplete version of video-footage

 

Source: Kviris Kronika, Media.ge, Palitra.tv

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