Zodelava, Beridze admit charges over group violence, calls to overthrow government, seek plea agreements

Murtaz Zodelava and Lasha Beridze, who were convicted of attempting to seize an object of strategic and special importance, organising, leading and participating in group violence, as well as publicly calling for the violent overthrow of Georgia’s constitutional order and state authorities, have admitted to the crimes, expressed remorse and applied to the Prosecutor’s Office for plea agreements.

According to the Prosecutor’s Office, the two convicts formally applied for plea agreements after admitting to the crimes and expressing remorse.

The prosecution’s position on the matter will be made public once a decision has been reached, taking into account the high level of public interest in the case.

The Prosecutor’s Office recalled that the Tbilisi City Court found Zodelava and Beridze guilty of the charges brought against them and sentenced each to seven years in prison.