FORMER CABINET MEMBERS DETAINED IN AJARIA
By empty (12/13/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The former prime minister and finance minister of Ajaria, respectively Revaz Shamilishvili and Yasha Chavleishvili, were detained on Sunday evening in an autonomous region of Georgia. The local prosecutor\'s office told Interfax they are charged with abuse of power and large-scale damage to the state. They are accused of spending over $500,000 from the budget of Ajaria on actions supporting former Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze in Tbilisi in Autumn 2003.Visit also
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