Prosecutor in Rogava and Maisashvili Case Leaves Prosecutor's Office

The prosecutor in the case of the attack by special forces on journalist Guram Rogava and activist Zviad Maisashvili, Giorgi Nadiradze, has left the Prosecutor's Office. He announced this in a post published on social media.

Nadiradze wrote: "My work in the Prosecutor's Office of Georgia has ended."

Rogava and Maisashvili were physically attacked during the 2024 protest rallies. The journalist was performing his professional duties at the time. The case went to trial in the City Court in 2026.

On May 7, the Prosecutor's Office announced that in connection with the violence against Zviad Maisashvili, Levan Khabeishvili and Guram Rogava during the 2024 rallies, three former and one current special forces officers were identified and detained, as well as one current employee of the Protection Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

According to the Prosecutor General, two of the five suspects were already in custody in connection with other criminal and administrative offenses, while three suspects were detained on May 7. The suspects in the attack have been placed in pretrial detention.