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Monday, 29 December 2003

ANOTHER GEORGIAN EMBEZZLEMENT SUSPECT SUFFERS HEART ATTACK

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By empty (12/29/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)

Former Georgian Railways Director Akaki Chkhaidze, whose Silk Road party was a member of the pro-presidential For a New Georgia election bloc, has reportedly been hospitalized in Batumi after suffering a heart attack. Earlier that day, Georgian Interior Minister Giorgi Baramidze warned that a search warrant would be issued for Chkhaidze unless he turned himself in for questioning concerning suspected large-scale embezzlement. Meanwhile, officials from the Prosecutor-General\'s Office have still not been able to question former Energy Minister David Mirtskhulava, who is also recovering from a heart attack.
Former Georgian Railways Director Akaki Chkhaidze, whose Silk Road party was a member of the pro-presidential For a New Georgia election bloc, has reportedly been hospitalized in Batumi after suffering a heart attack. Earlier that day, Georgian Interior Minister Giorgi Baramidze warned that a search warrant would be issued for Chkhaidze unless he turned himself in for questioning concerning suspected large-scale embezzlement. Meanwhile, officials from the Prosecutor-General\'s Office have still not been able to question former Energy Minister David Mirtskhulava, who is also recovering from a heart attack. (Caucasus Press)
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