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The Interior Ministry Punishes Guilty Policemen

August 4, 2004

The Interior Ministry Punishes Guilty Policemen

Tbilisi. 03.08.04. Media News.

The Interior Ministry disseminated a statement stating that because of the articles “Police Again Tortures Prisoners,” “Night Chase for Extortioner Policeman,” “Police Killed Two People by Torture” and “Habit is Stronger than Faith” which were published in the newspapers “Akhali Taoba,” “Alia,” “Rezonansi” and “Kviris Palitra,” the General Inspection Department of the Interior Ministry was required to conducted office inspections of the personnel of the Interior Ministry.  The following facts were discovered:

- As a result of Giorgi Inasaridze hanging himself, Colonel Robinzon Dugadze, Inspector on Duty of the Duty Service for Temporary Detention Isolator at the Interior Ministry, and other policemen of the Isolator Maintenance Group, Junior Sergeant Fridon Pataridze, and Private Shengeli Mamulashvili were dismissed from the Ministry. Police Major Kakhaber Tarugishvili, the Head of the Isolator, was demoted. The materials of the office inspection, together with the copy of the conclusions, were sent to Mtatsminda-Krtsanisi District Court for legal review and a final decision.

- Regarding the fact of Khvicha Kvirikashvili’s death, Junior Lieutenant of Police Roland Minadze, the Inspector of III Subdivision of Gldani-Nadzaladevi Department of the Interior Ministry, was dismissed from the Ministry. Vice Colonel Iuri Mikanadze, the Head of the Same Subdivision was demoted.  Also, Senior Lieutenant Paata Tatunashvili, the Deputy Head of the Subdivision for Criminal Police and Police Major Djemal Sanaia, the Head of the Criminal Investigation Department both received severe reproach. The materials of the office inspection, together with the copy of the conclusions, were sent to the Tbilisi Prosecutor’s Office for legal review and a final decision.

- Giorgi Lobjanidze (a person whose torture has been confirmed by the expertise) refused to give explanations and did not sign the protocol and the materials of the office inspection were not included in his case.

- Regarding the fact of extortion from Mikheil Taloev, Police Lieutenant Irodi Managadze, the Senior Inspector of the Subdivision for Fighting Against Illegal Detention and Extortion of the Main Department of Criminal Investigation of the Interior Ministry and other inspectors of the same subdivision, Senior Lieutenant Giorgi Nazgaidze and Police Lieutenant Aleksandre Chumburidze, were dismissed from their posts. The materials of the office inspection, together with the copy of the conclusion, were sent to General Prosecutor’s Office for legal review and a final decision.

- Regarding the fact that policemen inflicted injuries at Gocha Djanelidze, on March 19, 2004 Tskaltubo, the District Court refused to launch a criminal case because it found no illegal conduct.

- According to Bondo Tutashvili, police did not insult him and respectively he does not have any complaints against them.

The case brought against Akaki Abzianidze on June 10, 2004 was sent to Kutaisi Civil Court for review.

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