15.11.2009
Yesterday, on November 14th 2009 Georgian Government outlet broadcasting channel Rustavi 2 transmitted disinformation about Gamsakhrudia, in a programming entitled “Poscriptumi”, Gamsakhurdia was fictitiously accused of murdering yet another person Kakha Badjelidze in the year 2001.The objective of this disinformation was automatic destruction of the presumption of Gamsakhurdia’s innocence.
Zurab Skhirtladze the investigator from the Ministry of the Internal Affairs, Old Tbilisi 3rd division conducts Gamsakhurdia’s Investigation. To this day injured party David Badjelidze and an independent expert-investigator George Gogia, (who disproved previously conducted results of Chemical analysis showing traces of gunpowder on Gamsakhurdia) have not been interrogated. Experts do not interest Gamsakhurdia ether.
During Gamsakhurdia’s investigation, the investigators violated the remonstrative Criminal Codes of Georgia: article18, article10, article129, article130, article132, article231, article 140, article 142, article 145, article 160, article 232, article 356 and 366. Also they violated the articles 5 and 6 adopted by the European Convention for the protection of human rights and liberties.
From the day of his arrest it is already 20th day that Gamsakhurdia holds hunger strike, for the last 7 days he protests with dry hunger strike. He is extremely weak and has problem walking. Despite the well-publicized information of Gamsakhurdia’s health condition in prison, the result of his continues protestation of accusations with hunger strike; Georgian Public Defendant Mr. Giorgi Tugushi has not yet visited or spoken with Gamsakhurdia in prison.
Sins 14.11.2009, in Tbilisi, in Georgian Public Defendant’s office 51 Georgian Citizens including Gamsakhurdia’s mother Mrs. Manana Gamsakhurdia-Archvadze have held Protest Hunger-strike for his immediate release from the prison.
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