The officers of Vani police division under Imereti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Police Department and Imereti Division of Special Tasks Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as a result of jointly held operative and investigative activities, detained G.M. (DoB 1980) in Vani. Who is accused of assaulting a policeman in connection with the fulfillment of the official duties.
The committed crime envisages from 7 to 11 years of imprisonment.
On March 5 of the current year, the Vani Police Division received a report that a man being in an unsober state was planning to commit suicide. Law enforcement officers responded immediately to the received report and arrived at the scene. Armed with a shotgun, G.M. who was about to commit suicide, fired several shots in the direction of policemen as soon as he saw them, wounding an employee of Vani Police Division.
The wounded policeman was taken to the hospital by the ambulance crew, where he underwent relevant treatment. The life and health of the law enforcement officer is not in danger.
Police arrested G.M at the scene and seized the weapon as evidence.
The investigation is in progress on the fact of assaulting a policeman in connection with the fulfillment of the official duties, crime envisaged under Article 353, Part 2 of the Criminal Code of Georgia.
