Tbilisi City Court has left the persons detained in the October 4 protest case in custody.

Some of the defendants' lawyers filed a motion to have their detention revoked, while others filed an alternative request for bail. The defense cited the evidence presented in the case as a reason for the remand, stating that the defendants' guilt was not established.

The prosecutor's office requested that the detention be maintained, citing the defendants' influence on witnesses, the threat of absconding, and the risk of reoffending. Ultimately, the court granted the prosecutor's motion and left the detainees in custody.

For your information, in connection with the events that took place near the Atoneli Palace on October 4, Beka Kelekhsashvili, Mamuka Labuchidze, Guriel Kardava, Vakhtang Pitskhelauri, Aleksandre Khabeishvili, Abo Naveriani, Anton Uper, Avtandil Surmanidze, Giorgi Muladze and Temur Kurtsikidze were charged under Article 19-222, Part 2, Subparagraph “a” of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which refers to an attempt to seize and block objects of strategic and special importance, committed by a group. They were also charged under Article 225, Part 2, of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which refers to participation in group violence.

Mariam Mekantsishvili is charged under Article 226 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which refers to organizing a group action.

Nana Sander is charged under Article 225, Part 1 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which refers to organizing group violence and provides for a sentence of 6 to 9 years of imprisonment. She is also charged under Article 317 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which refers to calling for a violent change of the constitutional order of Georgia and the overthrow of the state government, which provides for a sentence of up to 9 years of imprisonment.