18 November 2024,   10:48
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"This will be followed by a very sharp reaction" - Zaza Khatiashvili talks about attempt to intimidate lawyers of cyanide case

Chairman of "Bar Association" speaks about attempts to intimidate lawyers of the cyanide case .

Zaza Khatiashvili brings as an example another criminal case initiated by the Prosecutor`s Office, which investigates the facts of the publication of the testimony discosed at the closed trial.

"Article 374 of the Criminal Code, under which the Prosecutor`s Office has initiated a case expressly indicates that they want to conduct a punitive measure against lawyers and I would like to warn the prosecutor who made this decision and I would like to warn the most likely Murusidze who might take a decision to summon attorneys for questioning- this will be followed by a sharp reaction. The Chairman of the Georgian Bar Association will not allow that the principle of confidentiality will be threatened by the prosecutor`s decision, "Zaza Khatiashvili said.

The lawyers of the archpriest convicted for the attempted murder speak about attempts of the chief prosecutor of Georgia to put pressure on them, although the lawyers explain that they do not intend to give testimony to the judge.

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