Friday, December 5, 2025

Two more former officials charged in Zhvania case

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Mamuka Gvaramia said the charges are politically motivated. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A former chief prosecutor and a deputy head of the National Forensic Bureau were Wednesday charged with involvement in the murder of PM Zurab Zhvania in 2005.

The Prosecutor’s Office claims the two exceeded official powers

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Brother of deceased PM Zurab Zhvania expects results soon

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A new investigation of Zhvania’s death was one of the promises made by the Georgian Dream coalition in the 2012 election campaign. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The investigation into the death of the Georgian prime minister Zurab Zhvania in 2005 will soon enter its final stage, according to the brother of the deceased.

Goga Zhvania said Friday that it’s still unclear whether the investigators

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Remains of dead Georgian PM may be exhumed

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The death of Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania (pictured) in February 2005 is still troubling Georgians. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The body of a former Georgian prime minister may be exhumed in order to determine the cause of death.

Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania, one of the architects of the rose revolution, died in 2005, officially of gas poisoning due to a faulty heater.

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Pathologist in Zhvania's death must remain in detention

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Levan Chachua is on trial for negligence while performing the autopsy on Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania in 2006. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The pathologist who conducted the autopsy on the body of Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania denies that he harassed a witness.

The trial about the prime minister’s death in 2006 continued Thursday with questioning of the pathologist Levan Chachua.

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Court hearing into 2005 death of Georgian PM focuses on autopsy

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Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania died in 2005, apparently from gas poisoning. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The trial into the circumstances surrounding the death of Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania in 2005 continued in Tbilisi on Monday.

The investigation into Zhvania’s death was reopened after the change of government in 2012. During today’s hearing

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