The officers of Vake-Saburtalo Police Division under Tbilisi Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as a result of operative-search and investigative activities, detained two persons both born in 1975 - A.Kh. and A.K. for offering a bribe, threat and coercion.
Investigation established that on November 6 of the current year, detainees met with Theodore Gobejishvili - the chairperson of Isani District Election Commission N5 and offered to resign in presence of the press in exchange for $ 50,000 favoring one of the political parties and make a statement as if the elections had been rigged. They promised to give him even more benefits in case of making the mentioned statement.
After being rejected by Thedore Gobejishvili, the detainees threatened the chairman of the Isani N5 District Election Commission with retaliation and coerced him to agree to the proposal.
On the second day of the meeting with the detainees, Thedoree Gobejishvili, (DoB 1977), died in his apartment on November 7, 2020.
The investigation is in progress on the fact of bribing, threat and coercion committed in the group, article 339, I part, article 151, II part, sub-paragraph “A” and article 150, II part, sub-paragraph “B” of the Criminal Code of Georgia.
