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Georgian minor faces criminal charges for making ‘false bomb reports’ during Patriarch’s funeral
According to the Georgian State Security Service (SSG), two calls were made on Sunday afternoon.

According to the Georgian State Security Service (SSG), two calls were made on Sunday afternoon.

The investigation followed aggressive condemnation from the ruling party and its allies of those who raised the claims

The Prosecutor General’s Office has launched an investigation.

The investigation likely concerns information about a contract with Russia’s energy giant that was published on the government’s website.

A vocal critic of local authorities, Mearakishvili was detained on ‘espinoge’ charges in December.

Bacho Akhalaia is accused of being the ‘chief organiser’ of the 4 October events.

Earlier, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze spoke about high prices and pointed to the responsibility of distributors and retail chains.