At any stage it is ruled out that a criminal offense will be admitted, because no criminal offense has been committed, - Andro Chichinadze, an actor convicted in a group action, said at the trial.

He made a brief speech after his lawyers made introductory remarks.

"Thank you [to the judge] for allowing us all to attend the process. Similar motions in previous courts have not yielded any results. I won't say much, these people, sitting in front of us [prosecutors], want to show us reality differently, I mean they want to offer us a different reality, but the reality is the same... At any stage it is ruled out that a criminal offense will be admitted, because no criminal offense has been committed. With the "evidence" that the prosecutor's office has brought, at most, we can talk about an administrative offense. This is an attempt to present reality differently, and this story will not work. No matter what decision you make, the reality will be the same," Chichinadze said.

For information, the Tbilisi City Court found 11 people arrested on charges of participating in organized group violence - Andro Chichinadze, Onise Tskhadadze, Jano Archaia, Ruslan Sivakov, Luka Jabua, Guram Mirtskhulava, Valeri Tetrashvili, Giorgi Terishvili, Irakli Kerashvili, Revaz Kiknadze and Sergey Kukharchuk - not guilty of the charges, but reclassified the charges - found them guilty of participating in a group action. Judge Nino Galustashvili sentenced each of the accused to 2 years in prison.

The 11 arrested people were charged under Part 2 of Article 225 of the Criminal Code, which involves participation in group violence, which provides for a term of imprisonment of 4 to 6 years as a form and measure of punishment. Judge Galustashvili reclassified the aforementioned charge to Article 226 of the Criminal Code, which implies active participation in group action that violated public order.

The prosecution is requesting that the convicts be found guilty under the originally presented article, while the defense is requesting an acquittal.