Tbilisi. Transparency International Georgia released Statement on the exit from the country by former First Deputy Interior Minister Gela Khvedelidze. "Representatives of the Prosecutor's Office had requested a preventive measure against Gela Khvedelidze, indicating there was a reasonable assumption that the defendant would either flee, not appear in court, destroy essential information for the case, or commit a new crime. It is unclear why the Prosecutor's Office has now allowed Gela Khvedelidze to leave the country while simultaneously requesting a preventive measure against him. No similar circumstances have been reported in previous cases of high public interest”, says the statement.

Source:transparency.ge