
Georgia charges disgraced former Prosecutor General with ordering high-profile murder
Otar Partskhaladze was accused of ordering a hit on Levan Jangveladze, who according to media, is linked to thieves-in-law.

Otar Partskhaladze was accused of ordering a hit on Levan Jangveladze, who according to media, is linked to thieves-in-law.

A total of 63 people were charged, some in absentia.

One of those injured was reportedly the infamous local mafia figure Raul Bartsba.

Over 30 people were arrested during simultaneous raids in Tbilisi, Kakheti, and Mtskheta-Mtianeti.

The murder targeting the brother of an influential mafia member occurred in March in Tbilisi’s upscale neighborhood.

Georgian police have announced new detentions in connection with a murder that took place in central Tbilisi in March. The victim was reportedly a member of the so-called thieves-in-law, a term for the network of mafia in the post-Soviet world. Among those arrested is Georgian businessperson Giorgi Mikadze who, according to the investigation, ordered Levan Jangveladze’s killing over ‘various issues related to business activities’. Police said acted together with his brother, Davit Mikadze, who

Polish police have said that Georgians were responsible for 17% of all crimes committed by foreigners in Warsaw in 2024.