Giorgi Bachiashvili, a former associate of Georgian Dream founder and billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, was unexpectedly released from prison, his lawyer told multiple media outlets on February 18, APA reports citing Civil.ge.
The Prosecutor General’s Office also confirmed the release, saying Bachiashvili “fully admitted to all the crimes in every criminal case, cooperated completely with the investigation, and compensated for the damage, for which a plea deal was arranged, resulting in a suspended sentence and a fine.”