Rally underway in front of Governmental Administration in support of Lazare Grigoriadis
A rally is underway in front of the Governmental Administration in support of Lazare Grigoriadis, who is accused of damaging the health of policemen and destroying state property.
The participants in the rally demand the release of Grigoriadis. There will be no speeches at the rally.
As the organizer of the rally, Tamar Chergoleishvili, said, the films "Unpunished Crime" and "Georgian or Russian Dream" will be displayed on a specially installed screen.
Law enforcement officers are mobilized on the spot.
Pre-trial detention was ordered for Lazare Grigoriadis, who is accused of injuring police officers and destroying state property, yesterday. The prosecutor's office asked for the strictest preventive measure against Grigoriadis, and the defense asked for his release on 10,000 GEL bail. According to prosecutor Grigol Nishnianidze, there is a danger of the accused hiding, influencing the witnesses and committing a new crime.
The decision was followed by dissatisfaction of those in the meeting hall. Attendees chanted "slaves of Russia".
For information, according to the information of the investigation, on March 7, during the rally held on Rustaveli Avenue, the defendant thew so-called Molotov cocktail twice in the direction of the employees of the Special Tasks Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who were on duty, on April 9 Street.
Also, according to the investigation, on March 9, on Chanturia Street, the accused deliberately set fire to a "Toyota Corolla" belonging to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which burned on the spot. As a result of this action, the state budget suffered 39,500 GEL property damage.
Lazare Grigoriadis was charged with the second part of Article 353 of the Criminal Code of Georgia (harming the health of a police officer due to his official activities) and the second part of Article 187, sub-point "a" (destruction of property by setting fire), which provides for imprisonment from 7 to 11 years.
