Irakli Gharibashvili raises questions about the circumstances of Lazare Jorbenadze’s death

Irakli Gharibashvili's statement

Former Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili states that there remain unanswered questions in society regarding suicides that occurred during the governance of Irakli Kobakhidze and Mamuka Mdinaradze. According to Gharibashvili, on February 12, he was given an article from the February 2, 2026 issue of the newspaper "Asaval-Dasavali", in which journalist Dito Chubinidze was interviewing human rights activist Lazare Jorbenadze. Gharibashvili claims that when the article was handed to him, it was hinted that he might be behind this publication himself, which he denies. Formula+5

Gharibashvili notes that Lazare Jorbenadze, who criticized Irakli Kobakhidze in the interview, died some time after the article was published. According to the former Prime Minister, the newspaper "Asaval-Dasavali" itself questioned the version of Jorbenadze's suicide. Nika Gvaramia called this issue a statement that exposes Kobakhidze and Mdinaradze in "murders disguised as suicides". Formula+6

Conflicting information

According to the interrogation protocol of Lazare Jorbenadze's wife obtained by TV channel "Imedi", the deceased had depression and anxiety disorder. The document notes that Jorbenadze often spoke about death and had suicidal thoughts. In the protocol, the wife states that she has no complaints against anyone and rules out any kind of crime, as Jorbenadze's death was caused by psychological problems. Imedi