Special Investigation Service: Levan Khabeishvili does not respond to the investigator's phone calls or text messages

According to the Special Investigation Service, they started an investigation on May 1 regarding the episode of Levan Khabeishvili, who was injured at the rally.

Levan Khabeishvili was immediately contacted by phone in order to question him, however, he did not respond to the investigator's phone calls or text messages. After this, on May 3, Levan Khabeishvili and the lawyer defending his interests were handed over a document summoning them to the investigative body for questioning, to which the agency has not received a response.

At the stage of the investigation, the location was inspected, where the incident between the special forces and Levan Khabeishvili took place, surveillance video cameras of interest to the investigation were identified. A petition was submitted to the court to request the records of the video surveillance cameras of the National Gallery of Georgia and the facilities located nearby; A letter was sent to the medical clinic regarding the medical documentation of Levan Khabeishvili, in order to subsequently access it and conduct a forensic medical examination. A letter was sent to the Ministry of Internal Affairs regarding the identity of the law enforcement officers in contact with Levan Khabeishvili; Information was requested from various media outlets in order to request video recordings of the incident between Levan Khabeishvili and the special forces employees, including unedited video material.

The Special Investigation Service will provide the public with information on the progress and results of the investigation," the agency said.

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