Prosecutor's Office: Investigation into alleged sexual violence against convict Giorgi Davitadze concludes; no violence or criminal act occurred
The Prosecutor's Office of Georgia has concluded an investigation into alleged sexual violence against Giorgi Davitadze, a convict held at Rustavi Prison No. 6.
According to the Prosecutor's Office, the evidence obtained indicates that no violence or criminal act took place against Giorgi Davitadze during the process of his examination in the facility's de-escalation room. Consequently, a decision has been made to terminate the criminal investigation.
“To inform the public, we clarify that on December 29, 2025, the Investigation Division of the Kvemo Kartli District Prosecutor's Office initiated an investigation into a criminal case concerning the alleged abuse of official authority involving the use of violence against Giorgi Davitadze, under the elements of the crime defined by Article 333, Part 3, Subparagraph "b" of the Criminal Code of Georgia.
During the course of the investigation, dozens of witnesses were interviewed, including convicts held at the same facility; forensic examinations were conducted; dozens of hours of video footage were processed and analyzed; and numerous investigative and procedural actions were carried out. The investigation established that, pursuant to a judgment delivered by the Tbilisi City Court on October 6, 2025, Giorgi Davitadze was found guilty of offenses under Article 19-109, Subparagraph "b" and Article 236, Parts 3 and 4 of the Criminal Code of Georgia (attempted murder committed under aggravating circumstances, and the unlawful acquisition, possession, and carrying of a firearm). He was sentenced to 17 years and 6 months of imprisonment.
Following the conviction, on October 10, 2025, he was transferred from Penitentiary Establishment No. 8 to Establishment No. 6, a facility designated for imprisonment and high-risk inmates. On December 21, 2025, at approximately 10:30 a.m., during a scheduled inspection of his cell, Giorgi Davitadze verbally abused facility staff while threatening self-harm and physical assault against members of the duty shift. Consequently, he was transferred to de-escalation room No. 6, where he continued to verbally abuse penitentiary staff and remained aggressive. Following the transfer to the de-escalation room, a proportionate measure of coercion was applied to Giorgi Davitadze—in compliance with legal requirements—for the purpose of conducting a personal search. Specifically, three staff members restrained the convict, while one of them, G.V., conducted a personal search of Giorgi Davitadze by means of a superficial external body check. A metal detector was also used during the search process. No violence or criminal acts were committed against Giorgi Davitadze during the search. On December 26, 2025—five days after being transferred to the de-escalation room and undergoing a personal search at Penitentiary Establishment No. 6—Giorgi Davitadze spoke with a representative from the Public Defender’s Office. During this conversation, he did not mention having been raped; instead, he explained that a staff member—an individual known as "Kvara"—had threatened to rape him and had slid a hand, clad in a medical glove, down his trousers. He also stated that staff members subjected him to systematic verbal abuse.
Following the referral of information from the Public Defender’s Office to the Prosecutor's Office, Giorgi Davitadze refused to provide any information to the visiting investigator without the presence of a lawyer. For his part, Davitadze’s lawyer declined to visit the penitentiary establishment on December 29, 2025, citing health reasons; during a subsequent communication on January 9, 2026, the lawyer explained that, due to their health condition, they remained unable to visit the facility and, by agreement with the convicted person's family members, a different lawyer was to represent Giorgi Davitadze's interests.
Giorgi Davitadze was questioned on January 12, 2026, with a lawyer present. It was only at this stage of the investigation that he reported an alleged act of sexual violence committed against him. At the same time, in the presence of his lawyer, Giorgi Davitadze refused to undergo a medical examination and stated that he had sustained no physical injuries during the incident. It is also worth noting that the individual named by Giorgi Davitadze during the questioning as his alleged abuser—a certain "Kvara" (identified later as Giorgi Kvaratskhelia)—does not work at the penitentiary institution in question at all.
On July 3, 2026, Giorgi Davitadze’s lawyer submitted a motion to the Prosecutor's Office requesting that Giorgi Davitadze be recognized as a victim. On the same day, the prosecutor issued a reasoned decree denying the motion. Giorgi Davitadze’s side did not appeal this decision—neither to a superior prosecutor nor to the court—as provided for by the current Criminal Procedure Code.
As part of the investigation, a phono-videoscopic and habitoscopic forensic examination was also conducted; during this process, the expert analyzed the footage from the video cameras in de-escalation cell No. 6 with second-by-second precision and fully reconstructed the actions taken during the personal search of Giorgi Davitadze.
According to the expert report, no actions involving violence by Giorgi Davitadze were recorded in the submitted video footage. Furthermore, the footage showed no signs of editing. Consequently, the conclusion in question unequivocally ruled out the occurrence of any criminal acts against Giorgi Davitadze.
Thus, the evidence obtained and examined in the case conclusively established that the information provided to the investigation by Giorgi Davitadze was untrue. It stands in fundamental contradiction to the reliable evidence gathered in the case. For this reason, the investigation into the matter was terminated on October 9, 2026, due to the absence of a crime," reads the statement.
