Georgian Dream appoints former high-ranking official of Shevardnadze"s government as Deputy Head of State Security Service

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Georgian Dream appoints former high-ranking official of Shevardnadze"s government as Deputy Head of State Security Service

06-05-2019 11:55

Georgian Dream brings back a former high-ranking official of the Shevardnadze"s government. Reportedly Shengeli Fitskhelauri will be appointed as the Deputy Head of the State Security Service.

He was a head of the investigative department at the Security Service till 1998 and society remembers him from the repressions and special operations against Rustavi 2.

He did not deny or confirm the information about his appointment. According to him, he is an advisor to the Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia.

Shengeli Fitskhelauri has many years of experience of working in law enforcement agencies. Since the Soviet Union, 1976, he has been working at various positions in the Interior Ministry.

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