Giorgi Chighladze, the brother of the groom who was detained over an incident at a wedding at a hotel in Telavi on charges of intentionally causing minor bodily harm, is expected to be formally charged today.

Witness interviews in connection with the incident at the hotel continued until late at night.

According to available information, a number of people have been questioned, including the bride and groom, guests and singer Aleksandre Mrelashvili.

According to the lawyer, the witnesses recalled the events chronologically and said that the conflict began after tourists poured a liquid on the guests from the third floor of the hotel. One of the witnesses reportedly confirmed that the liquid had an “unpleasant smell” and did not resemble either water or an alcoholic beverage.

As for the foreign nationals involved in the incident, their lawyer, Lali Aptsiauri, said she was bound by a confidentiality obligation in the interests of the investigation and did not wish to discuss details of the case at this stage.

An expert examination will determine the composition of the liquid, which, according to wedding guests, was not water and had an “unpleasant smell.”

The Ministry of Internal Affairs launched an investigation under the charge of intentionally causing minor bodily harm over the incident at the Chighladze family wedding at the Agarani Estate in the village of Ruispiri, Telavi Municipality.

The groom’s brother, Giorgi Chighladze, has been detained and is being held at the Gurjaani Temporary Detention Isolator.

According to the MIA, during a wedding at a hotel in Telavi, foreign nationals staying at the hotel allegedly insulted people attending the wedding from the balcony of their hotel room and poured liquid on the equipment, after which the accused physically assaulted a foreign national woman. The injured woman was taken to a clinic for medical assistance.

The investigation is being conducted under Article 120 of the Criminal Code, which carries a sentence of up to three years’ imprisonment.