Student Detainees from Ajara Have Been Charged

Student Detainees from Ajara Have Been Charged

Today, Chakhvadze and Mikeladze have been charged with illegally transporting weapons.

Gocha Paichadze, member of parliamentary fraction “Agordzineba”, demanded that the Interior Minister or General Prosecutor to come to the parliament to answer questions about the detention of the two students, who had arrived in Tbilisi from Ajara. According to the Paichadze, human rights were violated by arresting the students, since little evidence existed to implicate either of them.

Merab Mikeladze and Lasha Cakhvadze were detained by Tbilisi Vake-Saburtalo police for illegally transporting weapons. Their whereabouts was unknown for over six hours.

The detainees were charged with illegally transporting weapons, though the attorney of Chakhvadze stated that the detainees plead not guilty. The fate of the students will be decided tomorrow. If the court finds that enough evidence exists to put the students on trial, they will be sentenced to three months pre-term detention while awaiting trial. Ultimately, if found guilty, they will be sentenced from 4 to 8 years imprisonment.