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Head of Akhmeta Police Department and His Deputy Threatened Opposition Activists

May 15, 2008

Human Rights Center was informed that Zurab Pilashvili, the head of the police department invited Temur Kvirikashvili, member of the Republican Party and Election HQ of Merab Katamadze, a single mandate candidate in Akhmeta, to the police station. Pilashvili demanded him to leave the HQ. In exchange Pilashvili promised Kvirikashvili that he could assist his son to get into the Police Academy and to employ him at the police station too. If Kvirikashvili refused his offer, he could have some problems.

Malkhaz Khubejashvili, deputy head of Akhmeta police station, visited the Mosiashvilis-mother, daughter and son, activists from Merab Katamadze’s election HQ in the village of Matani in Akhmeta district. He told them that if they do not stop relationship with Merab Katamadze, suspended sentence of Zurab Mosiashvili, their nearest relative, would be burdened and he would be detained again.

According to the activists Merab Khubejashvili threatened them with weapon.     

Source: Human Rights Center

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