Bachiashvili's lawyer stated that his client is in serious danger

Giorgi Bachiashvili, the former personal financier of Bidzyna Ivanishvili, who illegally left Georgia and was sentenced to 11 years in prison in absentia, is in serious danger and may be killed. Such information was shared by his international lawyer, Robert Amsterdam.

At the beginning of March, it became known about Bachiashvila's escape from Georgia. Earlier, the founder of the ruling Georgian Dream party, billionaire Ivanishvili, accused his former financier of stealing bitcoins, the value of which reached $39 million. The trial in this case lasted from 2023: then the accused was prohibited from leaving the country, the amount of the bail was 2.5 million GEL.

In March, the Tbilisi City Court sentenced Giorgi Bachiashvili in absentia to 11 years in prison on charges of embezzlement of cryptocurrency and legalization of illegal income. Two more cases against him remain pending, one of which is about illegal border crossing.

Bachiashvili explained his successful escape across the border with Armenia to the corrupt system and mass protests that distract the security forces. The fugitive said that he is safe and has compromising material on Bidzyna Ivanishvili. First of all, according to him, everything will be found out in the USA.

According to Bachiashvila's lawyer, the risks for his client are so great that he is forced to disclose this information and ask international law enforcement agencies to "protect the businessman and conduct an investigation against the alleged conspirators."

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