FBI to Participate in Investigation of Sanaia’s Murder Case

FBI Agents will assist Georgian law enforcers in investigation of Giorgi Sanaia’s murder. Yesterday President Shevardnadze met Charge d’Affaires of the United States in Georgia Philipp Ramler. It has been decided, that agents of FBI Ankara (Turkey) office will visit Georgia with this purpose.

Some further details of the murder have become known to the public. The expertise confirmed, that  Sanaia has been shot in his head with one bullet, from behind, while he was standing and thus the suicide version is completely excluded. Small scars have been found on his palm and leg, but they probably are not connected to his death. Repeated expertise in Sanaia’s apartment, were the murder took place, recovered more evidences, including the bullet. Law enforcers avoid to disclose further information.

Protest actions on Sanaia’s murder have been held throughout the day. Yesterday evening journalists and citizens gathered in front of the State Chancellery. 150 journalists signed a statement, which says: “Murder of Giorgi Sanaia is a result of disorder in the country and the Government must bear responsibility for this chaos. It has become very common to beat up, threaten and discriminate journalists for their professional activities. Law enforcers cynically cover up these crimes, committed by them. With the murder of Giorgi Sanaia, fistful of clans and criminals tried to threaten journalists and a whole society to save themselves”. In this document, journalists demanded rapid completion of investigation process, otherwise they would employ more radical methods of protests.