At the Tbilisi City Court, where the trial in the case of Levan Jangveladze is to be held, there is an exceptional mobilization of law enforcement officers - Koka Morgoshia, a friend of Jangveladze, will be questioned at the hearing
There is exceptional mobilization of law enforcement officers at the Tbilisi City Court today as well.
In a few minutes, the trial of the Mikadze brothers and Giorgi Jokhadze, who are accused of organizing the premeditated murder of businessman Levan Jangveladze on commission and for remuneration, is set to begin.
Police officers are present both on the outer and inner perimeters of the courthouse.
At today’s hearing, Koka Morgoshia is expected to give testimony. He is a friend of the murdered businessman and has previously given testimony against the former Prosecutor General, Otar Romanov-Partskhaladze.
As Morgoshia stated before the start of the proceedings, he had received information from Levan Jangveladze that he felt threatened by Otar Romanov-Partskhaladze. According to him, “If not for the force majeure situation caused by the death of Jangveladze’s friend, he was planning to hire protection upon his subsequent arrival.”
For information: The investigation accuses Giorgi and Davit Mikadze, as well as Giorgi Jokhadze, of organizing the murder of Levan Jangveladze on commission.
Giorgi Jokhadze is also charged, together with Giorgi Kachkachashvili, with the illegal group purchase of firearms.
For the premeditated murder of businessman Levan Jangveladze on commission and for remuneration, as well as for the attempted murder of Gia Chaduneli, Gela Udziashvili has been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. Within the framework of the same case, Sandro Tsivtsivadze has been convicted for the illegal sale of firearms and sentenced to 8 years of imprisonment.
Within the same case, the former Prosecutor General, Otar Romanov-Partskhaladze, is also charged. He has been indicted under Article 25/109, subparagraph “n” of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which pertains to organizing premeditated murder on commission and for remuneration.
The said crime carries a sentence of 16 to 20 years of imprisonment or life imprisonment.
Otar Romanov-Partskhaladze is a citizen of Russia and an international wanted notice has been issued against him.