According to lawyer Natia Tamazashvili, former Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili cannot provide more information to the investigation on the case of Lazare Jorbenadze than what he has already stated in his statement. The lawyer told journalists about this before visiting imprisoned former Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili in the Rustavi prison.

According to her, she will provide additional explanations after seeing Irakli Gharibashvili.

As for whether Gharibashvili was waiting for the investigators to enter the prison, the lawyer says that they had not discussed this.

“I can’t tell you what questions they will have. Irakli Gharibashvili will not be able to provide the investigation with more information than he has already stated in his statement. I have to go in and talk to him. [The letter] did not indicate anything. The person also stated that he heard about this a few days earlier and physically, he would not have any other information. At this stage, I cannot say anything more,” said Natia Tamazashvili.

For information, former Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Gharibashvili published another letter from prison, in which he asks the question, “What was the real reason for the death of human rights defender Lazare Jorbenadze?” and says that “unanswered questions remain in society regarding the suicides of numerous people that took place during the Kobakhidze-Mdinaradze administration.”

Today, the Prosecutor's Office issued a statement confirming the fact of Lazare Jorbenadze's suicide, however, based on publicly made statements by the convicted Irakli Gharibashvili and other individuals, Nika Gvaramia; Irma Inashvili; Nanuka Jorzholiani; Khatia Dekanoidze; Tazo Datunashvili; Gia Khukhashvili; Giorgi Liluashvili; Zaza Davitaia; Ermile Nemsadze; Giorgi Gigauri will be questioned within the framework of the investigation underway at the Ministry of Internal Affairs under the supervision of the Prosecutor's Office.