Adjarian Official Faces Murder Charges

Georgian General Prosecutor Irakli Okruashvili told reporters on March 15, that the criminal charges were brought against Davit Bakuridze, the Deputy Interior Minister of Adjara Autonomous Republic, who is accused of masterminding murder of Temur Inaishvili. 

Temur Inaishvili, head of the Emergency Situations Department of the Adjarian Interior Ministry, was shot dead by unknown gunmen in the center of Batumi on January 18.

The opposition leaders in Adjara claim that murder of Temur Inaishvili was politically-motivated as he sympathized with Adjarian opposition