Gia Uchava Partly Pleaded Guilty

Gia Uchava detained in front of the Public Broadcasting Company partly pleaded guilty. His attorney Konstantine Badzagua told the Interpresnews that the accused confessed he had an argument with the police officers.

“He confessed he was guilty. He said he would have rather not  opposed the police officers,” Konstantine Badzagua said and added Uchava had right to sign plea-agreement.

Judge Vazha Pukhashvili did not satisfy the petition of the defense side on the 2 000 GEL bail and sent the accused to 54-day imprisonment. Uchava is accused in the resistance to police officers that is punished by imprisonment up to seven years.

Gia Uchava was detained in front of the Public Broadcasting Company on May 22. According to the current information, incident started after police officers detained him. As a result, the activists drubbed the police car and smashed window glasses. The riot police reacted on the fact and dispersed demonstrators with rubber bullets and tear gas.

According to online media sources, 56-year-old Gia Uchava was ally of the late president of Georgia Zviad Gamsakhurdia. In December-January of 1991-92 he was with Gamsakhurdia and was one of the leaders of the counteract movement in the western Georgia. Today, he is member of the Public Assembly.

In addition, it was reported today that lawyers Manana Kobakhidze and Natia Korkotadze declined Gia Uchava’s case. Manana Kobakhidze told the Interpresnews they requested declination before Uchava was interrogated at the Special Operative Department; Uchava was going to plead guilty. Kobakhidze said they assumed the detainee was confused and did not want to participate in the interrogation process; in addition, the detainee and the lawyers had not agreed their positions before the interrogation.

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