President Demands to Hasten Investigation of EU Representative Murder

(Tbilisi. December 12. Civil Georgia) – “If the murder of European Commission delegation representative Gunter Beuchel is not investigated and security of foreign diplomats in Georgia is not safeguarded we will have problems in relations with the European Union”, President Shevardnadze stated at the government meeting today.

Eduard Shevardnadze demanded from the State Security and Internal Affairs Minister to hasten investigation.

Projects manager of the European Commission delegation in Georgia Gunter Beuchel was murdered in Tbilisi, while returning home late at night on December 9. According to the preliminary information, the murderer intended to rob the foreigner. 

49-years-old Gunter Beuchel was the German citizen.

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