2 Jul 2014 14:59

Former Georgian Defense Minister Akhalaia accused of torture - ex-official's wife

TBILISI. July 2 (Interfax) - New accusations were brought up regarding former Georgian Defense and Interior Minister Bacho Akhalaia on Wednesday - he is accused of torturing people who were accused of espionage, the former official's wife Anna Nadareishvili told reporters.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili demanded that prosecutors not allow Akhalaia to be released from pre-trial detention on July 26, when the timeline of his detention over accusations brought earlier ends, the wife told reporters on July 1.