When committing a specific crime, politics and the so-called media are sometimes a refuge for some people, which is a fact in the case of Eliso Kiladze, - this is how Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze assessed the detention of journalist Eliso Kiladze.
According to him, when a crime is committed, an appropriate legal response is needed.
"You remember her numerous statements on political topics. I don't want to go into more detail, when a crime is committed, it requires an appropriate legal response," - Kobakhidze said.
In his assessment, Eliso Kiladze's statements about the head of the State Security Service, Mamuka Mdinaradze, are "absurd."
"It's absurd. This is the second time she has made this statement. The first one was about a year ago. If she had something, of course she would have published it. In general, information about bitcoins is confidential. From a practical point of view, her statement was absurd. I think her statements do not deserve serious comment," Kobakhidze said.
Journalist Eliso Kiladze stated she would not plead guilty in the call center case. In addition, according to Kiladze, it was necessary to detain her so that "the public would not learn the truth about the new details of the new case. As for cryptocurrency, I have exposed the head of the State Security Service, Mamuka Mdinaradze, by possessing 241 bitcoins on his electronic wallet."
For information, according to the Georgian Prosecutor's Office, another large-scale crime of call centers has been revealed and criminal prosecution has been initiated against ten individuals on charges of fraud and money laundering committed by an organized group.
According to the agency, charges will be brought in absentia against former Prosecutor General of Georgia Otar Partskhaladze, who is in hiding, and members of his criminal group - Davit Mikadze, Irakli Sekhniashvili, and Mikheil Chokheli. The charging document will be personally served to Giorgi Mikadze, who is currently serving a sentence in a penitentiary institution for another criminal case. In the same criminal case, member of the organized criminal group Eliso Kiladze has been detained. The charging document will also be presented to other members of the group - Givi Jibladze, Ben Anor, Tornike Janelidze, and Giorgi Kamladze - who actively cooperated with the investigation, not only admitted the crimes committed but also substantially assisted in uncovering transnational crime.
According to the General Prosecutor's Office, charges have been brought against Otar Partskhaladze, Giorgi Mikadze, Davit Mikadze, Irakli Sekhniashvili, Mikheil Chokheli, Eliso Kiladze, Givi Jibladze, Ben Anor, Tornike Janelidze, and Giorgi Kamladze under Articles 180 and 194 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which provide for imprisonment from 9 to 12 years as a form and measure of punishment.
As noted in the Prosecutor's Office, they will apply to the court within the time limit established by law for the imposition of pretrial detention on Eliso Kiladze, Giorgi Mikadze, and the accused in hiding - Otar Partskhaladze, Davit Mikadze, Irakli Sekhniashvili, and Mikheil Chokheli, and for the imposition of bail on Givi Jibladze, Ben Anor, Tornike Janelidze, and Giorgi Kamladze, taking into account the degree of their cooperation with the investigation. According to the Prosecutor's Office statement, Ben Anor “actively cooperated with the investigation and not only admitted the crimes committed but also substantially assisted in uncovering transnational crime.”