The Tbilisi City Court has remanded Giorgi Baramidze, a leader of the opposition United National Movement, in custody. The politician has been charged under Articles 307¹ ("high treason") and 318 ("sabotage") of the Criminal Code of Georgia. He faces up to four years in prison.
A serviceman from Kabardino-Balkaria was sentenced to two years for deserting his unit
The Nalchik Garrison Military Court found Alim Shkakhov, a serviceman from Kabardino-Balkaria, guilty of evading military service during mobilization.
According to the court, on January 28, Shkakhov failed to report to his military unit in Stavropol without a valid excuse. It was only on February 25 that police officers located him at his residence in the village of Malka.
Shkakhov admitted his guilt. The court sentenced him to two years in a general regime penal colony. The sentence has not yet entered into force and can be appealed.
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