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Georgia ombudsman comments on incident near Armenian church in Tbilisi
15:00, 22.07.2014
Georgia Public Defender Ucha Nanuashvili commented on the incident
that occurred nearby the Holy Etchmiadzin Armenian Church in the
Georgian capital city Tbilisi, and demanded that the criterion of the
respective criminal case be changed.
"The investigation is conducted pursuant to Article 125 (beating) of
the Georgian Criminal Code. But after the inquiries by the Public
Defender's Office of Georgia and the study of the video recording of
the incident, it is confirmed that there could be hooliganism,
organization of group of violence, and causing damage to health.
"At the same time, the law enforcement agencies of Georgia need to
investigate all the circumstances of the case, including those which
could point to an ethnically motivated crime," Gruzia Online news
agency of Georgia quoted the Georgian ombudsman as saying.
According to the statement by the Diocese of Georgia of the Armenian
Apostolic Church, on the evening of July 19, a group of people carried
out a planned attack against the clergy of the Holy Etchmiadzin
Church.
Armenia News - NEWS.am
15:00, 22.07.2014
Georgia Public Defender Ucha Nanuashvili commented on the incident
that occurred nearby the Holy Etchmiadzin Armenian Church in the
Georgian capital city Tbilisi, and demanded that the criterion of the
respective criminal case be changed.
"The investigation is conducted pursuant to Article 125 (beating) of
the Georgian Criminal Code. But after the inquiries by the Public
Defender's Office of Georgia and the study of the video recording of
the incident, it is confirmed that there could be hooliganism,
organization of group of violence, and causing damage to health.
"At the same time, the law enforcement agencies of Georgia need to
investigate all the circumstances of the case, including those which
could point to an ethnically motivated crime," Gruzia Online news
agency of Georgia quoted the Georgian ombudsman as saying.
According to the statement by the Diocese of Georgia of the Armenian
Apostolic Church, on the evening of July 19, a group of people carried
out a planned attack against the clergy of the Holy Etchmiadzin
Church.
Armenia News - NEWS.am