Former Prosecutor General Otar Romanov Partskhaladze, accused of organizing the premeditated murder of by Levan Jangveladze, does not admit the charges.

As his lawyer Gagi Mosiashvili told InterpressNews, there is not a single piece of evidence against Romanov Partskhaladze in the case. As Mosiashvili notes, the case against the former Prosecutor General is completely copied from the Gela Udzilauri case.

The Tbilisi City Court will hear the case today at 2:00 p.m.

“Yesterday, late at night, at approximately 23:00, the case materials were handed over to us. My assumption was justified, the criminal case in question is a criminal case of Udzilauri’s accusation and has no connection with Otar Partskhaladze’s guilt. Therefore, our position is that we have no connection with the charges presented, we do not admit guilt. We demand that no pre-trial detention be used, since there is no formal and legal basis for it. However, we do not live under the illusion that during the consideration of the preventive measure, the court will be impartial, however, we also announce that in the event of the consideration of the said case in court, the defense will use all legal means to prove Otar Partskhaladze’s innocence.

The media has been covering the criminal case of Udzilauri’s accusation for months. Udzilauri, Sandro Tsivtsivadze - 4 or 5 cases are combined here, there is not a single piece of evidence confirming Otar's guilt. There should be at least one direct testimony of some kind, right? Such evidence physically does not exist. There is not a single piece of direct evidence in the case materials that specifically speaks of Otar's guilt in the case. The evidence is not some kind of gossip, the standard of guilt explains that there must be at least one piece of direct evidence for there to be a standard beyond a reasonable doubt. I will explain once again, a physical, legal assessment is also unthinkable,” Mosiashvili said.

For information, Otar Romanov Partskhaladze was charged in the murder case of businessman Levan Jangveladze. Specifically, he was charged under Article 25/109, Subsection “N” of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which implies organizing premeditated murder by order and for profit.

The aforementioned crime provides for a sentence of 16 to 20 years or life imprisonment.