The Russian Investigative Committee imposes criminal liability in absentia on more than 70 Georgians fighting in Ukraine

The Russian Investigative Committee imposed criminal liability in absentia on more than 70 fighters of the Georgian National Legion for their participation in hostilities on the side of Ukraine. The Russian media disseminates the information based on the press service of the Russian Investigative Committee.

According to the agency, within the framework of the investigation of the ongoing criminal case on the fact of hiring persons by the armed forces of Ukraine and participating in hostilities, criminal liability was imposed in absentia on Georgian citizen Ushangi Mamulashvili, who is known in the media as Mamuka Mamulashvili.

"It was established that Mamulashvili created the Georgian National Legion in 2014 and hired people from Georgia to participate in hostilities against the authorities of the Luhansk and Donetsk people's republics," the Russian Investigative Committee said.