So-called "criminal authority" Vato Kipiani and Avtandil Bilanishvili (known as "Katsro") have been arrested. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has confirmed this information.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs informed InterPressNews that an investigation is underway regarding charges of violence committed by a group, pursuant to Subparagraph "b" of Part 1¹ of Article 126 of the Criminal Code.

No further details are available at this time.