Seven Soldiers Arrested in Kutaisi
28/10/05, “Media News” – A conflict involving soldiers and police officers took place in Kutaisi on the 28th of October. The police have arrested seven soldiers.
Drunken contractors of the local heavy tank division provoked a fight on the Akhalgazrdobis (Youth) Avenue. Police officers fired shots in the air. The soldiers are accused of resisting the police. A representative of the Ombudsman’s office says that the detainees were beaten in prison. The chief of the military division confirms this information.