Daughter of Guram Sharadze: I assert that Guram Sharadze's murder was premeditated, and the case was falsified from the very first minute – the location was deliberately chosen so he would be killed right there, in front of those cameras

Rusudan Sharadze, the daughter of the murdered professor Guram Sharadze, made this statement during a session of the parliamentary temporary investigative commission.

Rusudan Sharadze recalled the events surrounding her father's murder and noted that her family had been under surveillance.

“On May 20, 2007, my father was killed at the corner of Melikishvili and Shanidze Streets with three shots to the head. The first shot was from behind, to the back of the head — it was fatal. Then, while he was already collapsed on the ground, two more control shots were fired into his temple.

This was not a random location. At that time, the insurance company ‘Aldagi’ was located right there and had a total of five surveillance cameras. Two were on Melikishvili Street, where both my father and the killer can be seen from different angles. Two cameras were on Janashia Street and one on Shanidze Street.

This location was deliberately selected so that Guram Sharadze would be killed precisely in front of those cameras. Our family had been under surveillance for a long time. They knew my father's schedule by heart. Guram Sharadze was a very orderly person, especially in professional matters — punctual and strictly rule-bound. He rarely deviated from his routine.

On Sundays, apart from going to the National Library, he would have his ‘100 Letters to the Georgian Nation’ published in Asaval-Dasavali. He managed to write 33 letters — which means he visited the editorial office for 33 Sundays. The newspaper was published on Mondays, and on Sundays, before it went to print, he would go to the office to check his interview,” she said.