If there are signs of a crime, let's not approach it with a pharmacy scale, let's approach it with the principle of justice, with the law. The case of Paata Manjgaladze is simply unique in that we did not find sufficient evidence in the case to support the article under which he is accused of organizing violence, - Public Defender Levan Ioseliani stated on Palitranews.

According to Levan Ioseliani, he hopes that in the case of Paata Manjgaladze, the court will carefully review the Public Defender's opinion and the evidence and will issue a verdict based on that.

“I said that if the court deemed it necessary, I would go and testify about the circumstances that became known to me on October 4. I called him and told him that what was happening there was unacceptable, and he told me that he was not at all in that place and that it was unacceptable to him either. This communication is known to the public.

If there are signs of a crime, let’s not approach it with a pharmacy scale, let’s approach it with the principle of justice, with the law. It’s just that Paata’s case is unique in that the article under which he is accused of organizing violence, we did not see sufficient evidence in the case to support this article, and that’s what we are talking about. I hope that in Paata’s case, the court will carefully examine both the opinion and the evidence and will pass a verdict accordingly," - said Levan Ioseliani.

For information, one of the leaders of Strategy Builder, Paata Manjgaladze, was charged under Part 1 of Article 225 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which implies organizing group violence. The mentioned action is punishable by 6 to 9 years in prison. It carries a sentence of up to a year in prison.