No information has been found about Rurua ever being charged for the penal offense. Such a statement made today Shalva Shavgulidze, the lawyer of Giorgi Rurua.

“I’ve obtained the report of the Analytics Department of the MIA. It says that no information has been found about Rurua ever being charged for the penal offense. This means that the state has no information about Giorgi Rurua ever being convicted, nor ever being tried. At the same time, we see a letter from the parliament which indicates Rurua’s participation in some crime. This is an irresponsible act from the authorities. This is defamation against your citizen without any legal basis.

The authorities are trying to misguide the MEPs and justify their non-fulfillment of the part of the March 8 agreement, which is the release of Giorgi Rurua. In addition, this is a direct message towards the court and a request for an inculpatory verdict. This once again confirms that Rurua is innocent”, - said Shavgulidze.