Court hearing for Dito Chubinidze, arrested on charges of sabotage

According to the Prosecutor General's Office of Georgia, Dito Chubinidze has been arrested on charges of treason and sabotage. The Prosecutor's Office states that since February 2026, Chubinidze has used various media outlets and social platforms to disseminate false information, claiming that the Prime Minister had handed over part of the David Gareji monastery complex to Azerbaijan through a secret agreement. Imedi+3

According to the investigation, the detainee also attempted to portray the suicide of Lazare Jorbenadze as a murder and spread a version that Jorbenadze was killed out of revenge. According to the Prosecutor's Office, the case includes the testimony of Jorbenadze's spouse, which rules out the fact of a crime. If convicted, Chubinidze faces up to 4 years in prison. Rustavi 2

A court hearing regarding the preventive measure for Dito Chubinidze is underway at the Tbilisi City Court. The accused himself is attending the hearing. According to "Asaval-Dasavali," lawyer Zaza Khatiashvili will defend Chubinidze's interests. Additionally, Formula reports that the accused does not admit to the charges brought against him. Interpressnews+3

Sources provided conflicting information regarding the time of the court hearing: imedinews expected the hearing to start tomorrow, while according to rustavi2, the court planned to discuss the preventive measure today. interpressnews and netgazeti-fb clarified that the session began on October 23 at 17:00. Imedi+3