The Messenger
Oct 7, 2004
District head arrested for malfeasance
The gamgebeli of Ninotsminda in the Samtakhe-Javakheti region was arrested
on September 6 for abuse of his official duties. The main reason of the
arrest was the illegal building of a Ninotsminda electric transmission line
and also the illegal use of land in the region by the gamgebeli, Rafic
Arzumanian.
According to law enforcement, Arzumanian had two first vice-deputies, both
of whom had the same powers, which is a violation of the law.
Arzumanian’s lawyer Otar Kachkachishvili rejected the charges saying “he did
not make the decisions by himself and there was no violation of state
interests. He denies any connection to this.”
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