Friday, August 1, 2025

Decision in Girgvliani trial expected in two weeks

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Former Interior Minister Vano Merabishvili is one of the defendants in the trial. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A verdict in one Georgia’s most controversial murder cases is expected two weeks from now, with a former interior minister as one of the defendants.

The defense made its closing remarks in Tbilisi City Court Wednesday in the trial about the murder

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Suspect in Girgvliani murder avoids jail time after plea deal

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Oleg Melnikov may soon leave jail as a result of a plea deal. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A court in Tbilisi has offered one of the suspects in the Girgvliani murder a plea bargain, after he pleaded guilty more than a week ago.

Oleg Melnikov, former Interior Ministry official, recently admitted guilt in the murder of Sandro Girgvliani in 2006.

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Suspect in Girgvliani case pleads guilty

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Oleg Melnikov said Saakashvili and higher officials decided to cover up the murder. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A former government official in Georgia has pleaded guilty in the murder of bank employee Sandro Girgvliani in 2006.

The 28-year old Girgvliani was brutally murdered after a scuffle at a cafe in Tbilisi, during a birthday party for an Interior Ministry

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