Verdict to be announced in the case of Giorgi Papashvili, accused of murdering Tamaz Mtivlishvili

The final court hearing in the case of the murder of 22-year-old Tamaz Mtivlishvili is underway at the Tbilisi City Court. The announcement of the verdict in the case of the accused Giorgi Papashvili is planned. According to prosecutor Levan Vepkhvadze, the prosecution expects a guilty verdict and the strictest punishment, because the defense's closing statement, according to him, was based on incorrect factual circumstances. For its part, the defense states that there are contradictory testimonies in the case. Interpressnews+2

Tamaz Mtivlishvili was killed on February 17, on his own birthday, with particular cruelty as a result of a beating. Five people have been held criminally liable in connection with the case, including the friends of the deceased, who have already been sentenced to imprisonment for failure to report a crime. Bayram Ali Huseynov, who fled along with the accused Giorgi Papashvili and who has been sentenced in absentia to 7 years of imprisonment, has not been arrested to date. Interpressnews+1