I am not guilty, I have served my country all my life – I was abducted and the investigation launched against a abducted person cannot be legal, – Giorgi Bachiashvili, the former General Director of the Co-Investment Fund, accused of illegally crossing the Georgian state border, stated in his final speech.
According to him, all the investigations launched against him are revenge.
“The ongoing proceedings against me cannot be legal. I am abducted and the investigation launched against a abducted person cannot be legal. My action was a necessary action to prevent all kinds of harm. All proceedings against me are revenge. The investigation launched against my parents also serves this purpose. They have been portrayed as criminal offenders. My father, who is a surgeon, helped people, and my mother is a well-known family doctor.
This is indecency. This has nothing to do with humanity. I doubt the independence of this court, but please be objective [addressed judge Jvebe Nachkebia]. I am not guilty, I have served my country all my life,” said Giorgi Bachiashvili
Shota Karumidze, who, according to the indictment, transferred Giorgi Bachiashvili to Armenia, also used his right to speak. He explained to the judge that he has 3 children, the youngest of whom is 12 years old, and a mother who is disabled, and called on the judge to take these facts into account when passing sentence.
After the defendants’ final statements, Judge Jvebe Nachkebia left for deliberation.
For information, Giorgi Bachiashvili left the country before he was sentenced to 11 years in prison in the case of embezzlement of cryptocurrency from Bidzina Ivanishvili, the founder of the Georgian Dream.
The prosecutor’s office charged Giorgi Bachiashvili with illegal border crossing under Part 1 of Article 344 of the Criminal Code.
As for Karumidze, he was charged under Article 25, Part 1 of Article 344 of the Criminal Code of Georgia (assistance in illegal crossing of the Georgian state border), which provides for a sentence of 3 to 5 years of imprisonment.
Giorgi Bachiashvili: I am not guilty, I have served the country all my life – the investigation against my parents is revenge, my father is a surgeon and helped people, and my mother is a well-known family doctor, this is indecency
