Tbilisi City Court has ordered to detain Irakli Okruashvili, - former minister of defense who currently resides in France as a political refugee. The court has approved the motion of the Main Prosecutor's Office and ordered him for custody in absentia.

Irakli Okruashvili is charged with forming and heading illegal armed group. While discussing the case, the court took into consideration the fact that Okruashvili was charged with committing the crime deliberately and is convicted for other crimes as well.

Okruashvili is accused in illegal band formation organizing and leadership of this armed band formationunder the GCC Article 223 part I.

According to the ruling, Okruashvili committed the crime from abroad, which makes it possible that he might continue similar