“Former Georgia President Mikhail Saakashvili was sentenced to 9 years in prison for disintegration of budgetary funds in the so -called “Jacket Case”. Source: “Echo of the Caucasus” Details: According to the Echo of the Caucasus, the decision was announced by the judge of the Tbilisi city court Badri Kochlazasashvili.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: “Echo of the Caucasus”
Details: According to the Echo of the Caucasus, the decision was announced by the judge of the Tbilisi City Court Badri Kochlamasashvili. The former Chief of Special Security Service Timirazia Janashi was found guilty of abuse
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Saakashvili and Janashi have repeatedly denied all the accusations, emphasizing that the case is political and related to the persecution of the opposition.
At the same time, the prosecutor’s office stated that from May 1, 2009 to February 25, 2013, at the instructions of Saakashvili from the state budget, they spent about 9 million lari (then it was about $ 5.4 million) on the personal needs of the expansion.
Now Saakashvili is already serving a six -year -old lattice. Earlier, the courts issued his sentences in two cases – for the illegal pardon of the killers of Sandro Girgliani and for organizing the beating of MP Valery Gelashvili.
The new detention for Mikhail Saakashvili will count from the date of his detention – October 1, 2021. Thus, according to the court’s decision, Saakashvili will be able to release no earlier than October 1, 2030.
At the same time, court proceedings are still underway against the events of November 7, 2007 and the illegal crossing of the Georgian border.
Reference: The prosecutor’s office claims that Mikhail Saakashvili used state funds for vacation in luxury hotels and resorts, visits to cosmetic clinics and purchase of clothing. In particular, seven jackets, because of which the case was named, and a cashmere sports coat worth $ 28.6 thousand.
Recall:
- According to the conclusions of the commission forensic examination, which published the non-governmental center “Empathy” in 2022, Saakashvili cannot be left behind lattice for health. The conclusion states that more than 20 diagnoses were found in Saakashvil, of which 10 basic “incompatible with imprisonment”, and before arrest it was almost healthy.
- Former President of Georgia, Mikhail Saakashvili on July 3, 2023, for the first time after a long pause appeared at a court hearing.