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Verdict on ex-Georgian defence minister’s case to be given by appeal court next week

Georgia Materials 25 November 2013 22:41 (UTC +04:00)
The verdict on former Defense Minister, Bacho Akhalaia’s case will be given by the appeal court on December 4.
Verdict on ex-Georgian defence minister’s case to be given by appeal court next week

Tbilisi, Georgia, Nov. 25

By Nana Kirtzkhalia - Trend: The verdict on former Defense Minister, Bacho Akhalaia's case will be given by the appeal court on December 4.

On November 25 the sides made ​​closing remarks, after which the last word has been given to Akhalia himself and seven other persons accused within the same case.

The case includes a prison riot, on which the city court sentenced Bacho Akhalaia to five years in prison, but under the amnesty, the period was reduced to three years and nine months. However, immediately after imposing the sentence the former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili pardoned Akhalia.

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