For the last two weeks the officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs detained 18 persons for domestic violence in Kakheti, Shida Kartli, Samtskhe-Javakheti and Kvemo Kartl. The crime committed envisages imprisonment from 1 to 3 years in length.
In addition, the law enforcers detained a citizen of Turkey for attempted premeditated murder under aggravating circumstances committed on the grounds of domestic violence. The crime committed envisages imprisonment from 13 to 17 years in length.
The investigation established that in Kutaisi a citizen of the Republic of Turkey inflicted multiple injuries in the chest area with a sharp object to his minor spouse (DoB: 2003) and fled from the crime scene. The officers of Imereti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Police Department as a result of operative and investigative activities detained offender in several hours after committing the crime.
The investigation is in progress on the fact of attempted premeditated murder committed under aggravating circumstances on the basis of domestic violence (Article 111,sub-clause “b”, part II of the Article19-109 and Article 1261 of the Criminal Code of Georgia).
