(Tbilisi. December 6. Civil Georgia) – “According to the information I am reported Giorgi Sanaia’s murder has no political motives,” President Shevardnadze stated today. He is sure that the case will be thoroughly investigated in the nearest future.
Police arrested a suspected in journalist Giorgi Sanaia’s murder Grigol Khurtsilava on December 5. Internal Affairs Minister Koba Narchemashvili stated quoting the suspect that he did not know Sanaia personally.
Khurtsilava showed the police the place where he threw Sanaia’s apartment keys and cartridge after the murder. The handgun the journalist was shot from is also found, the Interior Minister stated.
Khurtsilava is a former Internal Affairs Ministry employee. He worked in Property Guard Service but was dismissed for improper behavior.