Sunday, December 14, 2025

Suspected police killer says he was pressured into confessing

Shalva Abuladze in court
Shalva Abuladze in court on Saturday. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A Georgian man suspected of killing two policemen denies guilt after first having pleaded guilty.

Shalva Abuladze was booked for two encounters with police, one in January and the last one on April 4, which left two policemen dead and two wounded.

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Two Pankisi youth turned IS fighters call home from Syria: 'We are fine'

Two teenage boys seated, dressed in military fatigues with machine guns, IS flag in background
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TBILISI, DFWatch–Two Georgian boys who recently went to Syria to join Islamic State have called their parents in Pankisi Gorge and sent home their first picture.

Muslim Kushtanashvili (16) and Ramzan Baghakashvili (18) said they are fine and haven’t seen any fighting

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