The officers of Batumi division of Adjara Police Department along with Guria Main Division of the Patrol Police, as a result of jointly held operative-search and investigative activities detained three Turkish citizens for extortion committed in group.
Crime committed by D.S. (DoB 1975), I.A. (DoB 1982) and B.J. (DoB 1992) envisages from 4 to 7 years of imprisonment.
Investigation established that with the purpose of money extortion, detainees illegally restricted freedom to B.E. (DoB 1987) in Batumi and took the victim to the direction of Tbilisi. Detainees contacted the victim’s brother by phone and demanded 130 00 USD as ransom, otherwise they threatened to kill B.E.
As a result of operative-search and investigative activities police managed to stop the car in vicinities of Shukhuti village, Guria and took foreign citizens under arrest.
Investigation is in progress on the fact of extortion committed in group, article 181, II part, sub-paragraphs “A” and “C” envisaged by the Criminal Code.
