One person detained on charges of providing false information to the investigation about the case of Giorgi Shakarashvili. The information was announced during a briefing at the Prosecutor’s Office.

“The detainee deliberately provided false information to law enforcement agencies to pursue a journalistic career. On July 15, 2020, the person named above contacted one of the media outlets and told the story, as if a few hours earlier, while walking near an apartment building with a son, the individual witnessed the conversation of 4 people directly related to the murder of Shakarashvili.

The arrested, when allegedly overhearing this conversation, was in the apartment and did not leave the house. Accordingly, the information provided to the investigation is fabricated and does not correspond to the truth.

The criminal prosecution against the detainee started under the 2nd and 3rd parts of Article 370 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which envisages imprisonment for 3 to 7 years. The detainee pleads guilty”, - reads the statement.