In Georgia, volunteers who fought on the side of Ukraine are accused of terrorism

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Georgia accuses volunteers who fought in Ukraine of terrorism
13:30, 21.07.2024

Georgian volunteers call the cases against them political.



Volunteers who fought on the side of Ukraine have been summoned for questioning by the Georgian State Security Service (SSS). This was reported by the Sova news and analysis website with reference to the volunteers themselves. This was also reported by a Georgian volunteer Nadim Khmaladze.

I, Nadim Khmaladze, am accused of terrorism and coup d'état. How cool is this? - wrote the man on Facebook.

In a comment to Batumelebi, he said that two other fighters - Vazha Tsetsadze and Lasha Chigladze - were summoned for questioning. They are also accused of terrorism and preparing a coup d'état.

An unfamiliar number called me, said hello and informed me that they were summoning me for questioning. I told him that I would come for questioning in the presence of a judge. Then sign that you refuse to be questioned, we will petition the judge and you will be questioned in this way," Khmaladze told about the details of the conversation.

In Khmaladze's opinion, the volunteers are trying to intimidate. He does not rule out that the order for his arrest came directly from the Kremlin.

Sova writes that Lasha Chigladze, an activist of the Anti-Occupation Movement who took part in the fighting in Ukraine, was questioned in the Tbilisi City Court. He was asked about his period of stay in Ukraine and was also warned that a year ago an investigation was launched in connection with the coup d'état.

The pro-government Imedi TV channel said that Chigladze was being investigated for plotting to overthrow the government.

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Eugenia Ruban writes about political and economic news. She looks at large-scale phenomena in Ukrainian politics and economics from the perspective of how they will affect ordinary Ukrainians.