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Two more militaries arrested with charge of misprision

Politics Materials 11 May 2009 16:18 (UTC +04:00)

Georgia, Tbilisi, May 11 / Trend , N.Kirtzkhalia/

Commanders of the first and third Infantry Brigade Kakha Kobaidze and David Sulkhanishvili arrested for misprision. Head of investigation department of the Military Police of Georgia Gaga Kirkitadze said they knew about the upcoming rebellion on May 5 at the tank battalion in Muhrovani.

"They knew about this serious crime, but did not report it to the competent authorities. This is a violation of the law and they will answer for it. A lawsuit was filed on the fact in accordance with the Article 364 of the Georgian Criminal Code," he said.

Mayor Kobaidze and Sulkhanishvili faces imprisonment from 2 to 4 years, if the court to confirm charges against them. Both the militaries have merits to the Georgian army and peacekeeping duty performed outside of Georgia.

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