Poet Zviad Ratiani has been placed in pre-trial detention as a preventive measure in connection with an assault on a police officer.
The decision was made by Judge Arsen Kalatozishvili, who upheld the prosecutor's motion.
For context, poet Zviad Ratiani was arrested on June 23 on charges of assaulting a police officer.
He was charged under Article 353¹, Part 1 of the Georgian Criminal Code (assault on a police officer in connection with their official duties), which carries a penalty of 4 to 7 years of imprisonment.
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