The detectives of Imereti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and employees of Zestafon Police division, as a result of joint operative-search measures and investigative activities detained V.C (DoB 1968) for premeditated murder and destruction of property by arson.
The committed crime envisions up to 15 years of imprisonment.
The investigation established that on July 15 of the current year, in the Chiatura municipality, during a conflict regarding the debt, the accused person shot his acquaintance - B.A. in head area in his vehicle. The wounded man died at the scene.
In order to conceal the traces of crime, V.C. staged a traffic accident. In particular, he moved the body to the passenger's seat, sat at the wheel of the victim’s vehicle, drove few kilometers away from the scene of the accident, threw the car into a ravine in Zestafoni municipality, then set fire to it and fled the crime scene.
Law enforcement officers, as a result of immediate operational and investigative activities, shortly managed to identified the alleged perpetrator of the crime. V.C. was arrested as an accused in Chiatura municipality.
The investigation into the fact of premeditated murder and destruction of property by setting fire is underway under Article 108 and 187 of the Criminal Code of Georgia.
