Tbilisi City Court sentenced to prison in the “Vake Park” case Giga Gigashvili, the former head of the City Hall’s Environmental Protection Department, and the expert of the City Hall’s contractor company Vakhtang Londaridze.

Gigashvili was sentenced to 3 years in prison under Article 220 Prima (2) of the Criminal Code [negligence resulting in death or serious injury of a person].

Londaridze was sentenced to 1.6 years under Article 362 (1) [forgery of official documents].

Besides, the Tbilisi City Court fined the companies involved in the rehabilitation of the “Vake Park” fountain. In particular:

“Expertise, Construction, Design” – 50,000 GEL;
“MshenInspect LLC” – 100,000 GEL;
“Greenservice+” – 250,000 GEL.

On October 13, 2022, 13-year-old Marita Meparishvili died as a result of an electric shock she received while entering the newly renovated fountain at Vake Park.