Georgia, Tbilisi, October 27/Trend N.Kirtzkhalia/
On Sunday night the Tbilisi City Court ordered the pre-trial detention of Georgia's former Defence Minister Bacho Akhalaia as a preventive measure. Bacho Akhalaia is in custody for nearly a year.
Georgian Prosecutor General's Office brought another accusation against the former Defense Minister Bacho Akhalaia - abuse of power - on the case of murder of the Georgian United Bank's employee Sandro Girgvliani in 2006.
28-year-old Girgvliani was found dead in a cemetery in Okrokana (Tbilisi's suburb) after an argument in one of Tbilisi bars. The Court delivered its verdict with regard of this case to four former high-ranking employees of the Constitutional Security Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia. They were later released under an amnesty.
According to the defence of Akhalaia, the Georgian authorities violate the law, as one person can be in custody not more than 9 months.
Akhalaia was found not guilty in the case regarding the bullying of soldiers, whereas the review of two cases - a prison riot in 2006 and bullying of staff members of the special forces of Georgian Interior Ministry are still in progress.