Georgian Detectives Left for Britain to Interrogate Shaw

(Tbilisi, Civil Georgia, December 7, 2002) – Three Georgian detectives from the Interior Ministry and the General Prosecutor’s Office left for Great Britain today to interrogate British businessman Peter Shaw, which was held by the kidnapers for 141 days in Georgia.

British citizen Peter Shaw could escape from his kidnappers on November 6 and returned to Britain on November 7. Georgia law enforcers claim Shaw was released as a result of the special operation.

British embassy in Georgia issued a statement on November 8 saying, “Peter Shaw and the United Kingdom authorities will play a full part in the prosecution proceedings of his captors and in the investigations of the circumstances surrounding his kidnap.”