The case of Zurab Vazagashvili and Aleksandre Khubilovi killed while special operation at so called courts is opened by the main Prosecutor's Office. As GHN was informed from investigative organ in the terms of renewed investigation, which included interrogation of nearly 150 witnesses, among them one witness was interrogated abroad, implementation of more than ten expertise and many investigative measures, the Prosecutor's Office made clear the motif of murder of Zurab Vazagashvili and Aleksandre Khubulovi, restored the picture what happened while special operation on May 02, 2006 and determined that Zurab Vazagashvili and Aleksandre Khubulovi were killed with the leadership of the former deputy of the director of central criminal police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Irakli Firtskhalava, the armed attack was called as successful special operation with the aim to prevent preparation for armed robbery. On this case, on the basis of interlocutory decision of the court with the accusation of falsification of evidences and intentional unlawful detention were arrested 11 persons: the former deputy of the director of the department of criminal police Irakli Pirtskhalava; the former deputy of the head on criminal investigation department of the criminal police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Giorgi Tsaadze; the former investigator of the department of criminal police Levan Berodze; the former head of special forces group of the main division Kakhaber Nakani and his former deputy Giorgi Gulbiani; members of the special forces group: Iason Miladze, Aleksandre Tsimakuridze, Zurab Jokhadze, Davit Alelishvili, Soso Akvetaia and Aleksandre Sanikidze.
Against one person - former investigator of the department of criminal police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Grigol Kvinikadze, who left the border of Georgia, was passed as resolution about charges.
According to the investigation implemented by the Prosecutor's Office there is determined: on May 2006, by the officials of the department of central criminal police there was planned and was implemented special operation that ended with the murder of Zurab Vazagashvili and Aleksandre Khubulovi. The special operation was leaded by the personal interest by the director of the department of central criminal police Irakli Pirtskhalava with Aleksandre Khubulov, also at that period in the law enforcement organs was propaganda of zero tolerance of fight with the crime and fierce methods in fight with criminal, that meant liquidation of persons who preliminarily were declared as "accused persons."
Everything has begun from April 07, 2006, by the collaborators of Operative Department of Georgia was arrested brother of Irakli Pirtskhalava Levan Pirtskhalava with the accusation of illegal purchase- storage of the drugs. It must be marked that information about committed crime by Levan Pirtskhalava police was informed several days before of his arrest by Aleksandre Khubulov who was killed while special operation. Irakli Pirtskhalava knew about this. For him and for officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs became unacceptable to question the his positional authority and reputation, that's why he decided with the way of liquidation to revenge on the main figure in the case of arrest of his brother Aleksandre Khubulov.
With the criminal plan of Irakli Pirtskhalava, he together with other officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs would plan the scenario of the preparation of armed robbery by Aleksandre Khubulov and in the frame of zero tolarence in fight with crime, with the form of "successful" special operation would make liquidation of Aleksandre Khubulov; with this fact he would revenge on Aleksandre Khubolov who exposed connection of his brother with drugs, on the other hand this special operation would strengthen his and his accomplice's image in the fight with crime.
On May01, 2006 Irakli Pirtskhalava knew that the next day, in morning hours, Aleksandre Khubulov was going to meet his friends and after this they would go to the direction of Isani-Samgori region. Irakli Pirtskhalava begun to implement his criminal plan, he made mobilization of the collaborators of the department of criminal police and special unit and begun to plan special operation that was disguised as operative-investigative activity implemented against persons suspected in armed robbery.
On May 02, 2006 at about 09:00, Aleksandre Khubulov met his friends Zurab Vazagashvili and Bondo Futuridze and with the car that was driving Zurab Vazagashvili went to the direction of right embankment of Mtkvari. Aleksandre Khubulov was sitting next to the driver, on front right seat, Bondo Futuridze was sitting on back seat of the car.
At nearly 09:45 of the movement the car that was driven by Zurab Vazagashvili stopped on the prohibiting red light of the traffic light in C. Tbilisi, on the territory of tennis courts on the right embankment of Mtkvari, in the direction of Baratashvili bridge, at this moment the collaborators of the department of the criminal police together with special unit were spying them with cars. At this moment as soon as Irakli Pirtskhalava made order with the help of hand radio station, the members of the special unit who were armed with guns: Iason Miladze, Giorgi Gulbiani, Aleksandre Tsimakuridze, Zurab Jokhadze, Davit Alelishvili, Soso Chakvetaia, Aleksandre Sanikidze and Kakhaber Nakani went from the car and moved to the direction of the car driven by Zurab Vazagashvili. As soon as they approached the car, in spite of the fact that they were on crowded place, besides there was no danger from the persons who were in the car, according to the preliminary plan worked out by Irakli Pirtskhalava without any kind of declaration and warning shot opened fire to the car driven by Zurab Vazagashvili and passengers of the car. Zurab Vazagashvili with the aim to avoid to be shot tried to run with car, he moved on the opposite carriageway, however because of intensive shooting lost the driving and clashes into the electric lighting pole, after this intensive shooting in the direction of the car continued.
After the intensive shooting was ceased the participant of so called "special operation", the deputy of the head of the division of investigation of criminal police Giorgi Tsaadze, according to the plan with the aim to be sure that successful operation has ended, witnesses are eliminated and crime organized By Irakli Pirtskhalava is hidden approached the car driven by Zurab Vazagashili and with the gun implemented control shots, in the direction of Zurab Vazagashvili and Aleksandre Khubulovi who were sitting in front.
The expertise that was implemented determined that to the direction of the car of Vazagashvili was made more than hundred shot, on the car there are 97 shooting damage; Zurab Vazagashvili had 8 shooting wounds; Aleksandre Khubulov has 9 shooting wounds; many shooting wounds aslo had Bondo Futuridze.
As a result of the wounds Zurab Vazagashvili and Aleksandre Khubulov died on the spot, Bondo Futuridze received dangerous damage for life.
With the fact mentioned above ended the first part of criminal plan. After this there was necessity to give legal form to the operation and to create legend that Vazagashvili, Khubulov and Futuridze were planning armed robbery.
As a result of the investigation implemented by the Prosecutor's Office it is determined that armed robbery was not planned and the scenario of the preparation of the robbery was created by the organization of Irakli Pirtskhalava with the way of falsification of evidences:
as soon as when so called special operation was ended the investigator Grigol Kvinikadze formed the protocol of arrest of Bundo Futuridze as of suspect if he together with Zurab Vazagashvili and Aleksandre Khubulov was preparing armed robbery, where there was no any kind of evidence that would prove that robbery was planned.
On the place of the accident was brought car with shooting damage on the windshield. This car was placed behind of the car that was driven by Zurab Vazagashvili, in 48 meters like from the car driven by Zurab Vazagashvili was made shot from rear window and that the bullet hit the cat that was mentioned above and that was driven by policeman, that would be basis to open fire to the direction of Zavagashvili and his friends.
However only the damage of the car was considered as not enough measure to came that there took place armed resistance, there was necessity for human losses, that why the investigator of the department of the criminal police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Levan Berodze received self injury in the area of left leg, that he allegedly received while crash with the car that was driven by Vazagashvili.
Armed resistance by Zurab Vazagashvili, Aleksandre Khubulovi and Bondo Futuridze necessarily meant existence of the gun in the car, in other case opening the fire to the car and its passengers wouldn't be legal, that's why with the order of Irakli Firtskhalava the collaborators of the Ministry of Internal Affairs brought on the place of the accident and put in the car guns, shells, transmitters and other items necessary for armed robbery and made falsification of the evidences.
Besides there was necessary the person who would accomplish the version about preparation of armed robbery and would recognize committing crime together with the persons mentioned above. With this aim on June 03, 2006, Giorgi Tsaadze who made control shooting percuaded Eduard Sindojan to say that allegedly together with accomplices - Vazagashvili, Khubulov and Futuridze, was planning armed robbery and that while this time period it was recorded as audio-video material that was added on the case as evidence of preparing armed robbery.
As a result of Irakli Pirtskhalava and persons under his subordinacy Zurab Vazagashvili, Aleksandre Khubulovi and Bondo Futuridze were announced as armed robbers, also the department of the criminal police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was announced as exemplary organization in the fight with criminal.
On the case the investigation is continued under "a", "g" and "h" sections of 109th article of the criminal code of Georgia, 3rd part of the 369th article and first part of 147th article, that as form and term of the punishment considers imprisonment from 10 till 20 years or life imprisonment.