SIX FORMER OFFICIALS ARRESTED IN ADJARA
By empty (6/14/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Police in Batumi detained four former senior Adjar officials on 11 June and two more on 13 June. Former parliament speaker Giorgi Tsintskhladze, former Customs Department Chairman Djumber Gogitidze, Batumi Customs Department head Amiran Makharadze, and Industry Minister Revaz Rusia were charged with abuse of office and large-scale embezzlement. Former Election Commission Chairman Ednar Shamilishvili was likewise charged with abuse of office, while former Tax Police head Tamaz Bladadze is accused of creating illegal armed units and using force to disperse demonstrators.Visit also
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