The Ministry of Internal Affairs arrested Rovshan Iskandarov, deputy chairman of the council of the same municipality, and another person for stuffing ballots into the ballot box in the 69th precinct of Marneuli. The relevant information is disseminated by the agency.

Detainees are accused of intentionally falsifying election documents. The crime is punishable by up to 2 years of imprisonment.

"The employees of Kvemo Kartli Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as a result of operational measures and investigative actions, arrested two persons: R.I. born in 1984 and I.I. born in 1990.

The investigation established that during the elections of the Parliament of Georgia on October 26, 2024, at the polling station No. 69 of the village of Saddhuli, Marneuli municipality, the defendants placed ballot papers in the box in violation of the law.

Due to the mentioned fact, according to the decree of the Marneuli District Election Commission, the voting was stopped at the election precinct #69 and the results of the voting were declared invalid.

As a result of the conducted investigative actions, the lawyers R.I. and i.e. He was arrested as an accused.

The crime is punishable by up to 2 years of imprisonment.

The incident is being investigated under Article 164 of the Criminal Code, which refers to the intentional falsification of election-related documents: electoral lists, minutes, ballots, registration journals and control sheets," said the information released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.