Was Vazagashvili’s murder politically motivated?

Iuri Vazagashvili, father of Zurab Vazagashvili, who was killed in a special operation, was reportedly fell victim to an explosion while putting flowers on his son’s grave. 

“This incident sparked countrywide controversy and fueled a lot of suspicions; as late Vezagashvili’s relatives allege, his son’s murderers simply did away with him; they also don’t rule out that Vazagashvili’s murder was politically motivated.

In any case, investigation into this tragic incident has already been launched on charges of first degree murder,” – reports the Rezonansi newspaper.

Allegedly, an explosive device was planted at the grave of Vazagashvili’s son and the explosion occurred when the vase for flowers was disturbed.

Late Vazagashvili’s relatives as well as our authorities rule out Vazagashvili’s suicide. As his neighbors claim Iuri Vazagashvili always went to the cemetery when visiting the village.

“These people who killed Iuri were Zura’s murderers as well. Father planned to visit the village and as it appears, these scoundrels knew about it,”- states late Iuri Vazagashvili’s daughter Manana.

As Vazagashvili’s friends claim, he had a multitude of plans; he intended to wage a fight against his son’s killers especially now when new, tangible details of the case have surfaced. Precisely this makes them think that nothing on earth would make Vazagashvili take his own life.

As lawyer Shalva Khachapuridze maintains, only those who did not want the new details to become public could be the ones to have gotten rid of Vazagashvili. However, he also does not rule out his murderers having a political motive as well.

“New details that had a chance to turn the tide have recently emerged in Zurab Vazagashvili’s case. As it appears, some people were against these details becoming public. However, it’s also obvious that the murder was politically motivated. Everyone knew Iuri as a politically active man with many strings to pull as well as many acquaintances in political circles.

I do hope that this high-profile case will soon be solved and investigators will have a final say in it.

I am convinced that this incident can be labeled as one of the most unspeakable murder cases in Georgia since Gia Chanturia’s death. Obviously, the culprits must be held accountable as soon as possible.

Similar incidents play into the hands of those who aim to heighten tensions and exacerbate the situation in the country. I don’t think they will stop at this; I think much more is still to come,”- concludes the lawyer.