Mtskheta District Court handed down a guilty verdict to juveniles convicted in the murder of Giorgi Shakarashvili. Z.Kh. and A.K. got sentenced to 14 years in prison. However, their sentences were reduced by a quarter under the Juvenile Justice Code. Eventually, they will spend ten years to 6 months in jail.
On March 9, the Mtskheta District Court found all five people, Archil Gagnidze, Nikoloz Revazishvili, Vakhtang Chikovani, Z.Kh, and Aa.K., guilty of killing football player Giorgi Shakarashvili. The adult defendants were sentenced to 16 years in prison, while the hearing for the other two verdicts got scheduled separately.
The family applied to the Ministry of Internal Affairs on June 19, 2020, about the loss of Giorgi Shakarashvili.
After four days of non-stop efforts, divers found young Shakarashvili's body in the river Aragvi.
The MIA detained 17 people over the footballer's death.
On July 10, the Prosecutor General's Office released an expert report stating that Giorgi Shakarashvili's cause of death was asphyxiation by drowning.
The forensic examination revealed that he had injuries caused by a dense-blunt object before death.
The General Prosecutor's Office of Georgia launched criminal proceedings on premeditated murder charges under aggravating circumstances.
