The trial of the leaders of the Rustaveli Avenue Movement - Paata Burchuladze, former Chief Prosecutor Murtaz Zodelava, member of the National Movement Irakli Nadiradze, one of the leaders of the Strategy Builder Paata Manjgaladze, and Colonel Lasha Beridze will be held on October 7.

The hearing is scheduled for 10:00 AM at the Tbilisi City Court.

The hearing will discuss the imposition of measure of restraint on the detainees.

For information, Murtaz Zodelava, Paata Burchuladze and Irakli Nadiradze were charged under Article 19-222, Part 2, Sub-paragraph “a” (attempt to seize and block objects of strategic and special importance, committed by a group); Article 225, Part 1 (organization and leadership of group violence) and Article 317 (call to change the constitutional order of Georgia by force and to overthrow the state government) of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which provides for up to 9 years of imprisonment as a form and measure of punishment.

Lasha Beridze was charged under Article 19-222, Part 2, Subparagraph “a” (attempt to seize and block strategic and special importance objects, committed by a group) and Article 225, Part 1 (organization and leadership of group violence) of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which provides for up to 9 years of imprisonment as a punishment.

Paata Manjgaladze was charged under Article 225, Part 1 (organization of group violence), which provides for up to 9 years of imprisonment as a punishment.