Georgian former official gets nearly seven years in prison
Georgia's former Deputy Interior Minister Nika Dzimtseishvili has been sentenced to six years and nine months in prison.
Tbilisi City Court completed the hearing of a criminal case against Dzimtseishvili on June 19. He was found guilty of abuse of power, particularly, the embezzlement of coupons for 54,000 liters of diesel belonging to Lukoil Georgia oil company, the court told Trend news agency.
In an open trial, the defendant's guilt was confirmed by the testimony of witnesses, Lukoil Georgia's written documentation, documents from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia and case papers.
The court, guided by the laws of Georgia and the amnesty law of 28 December 2012, sentenced Dzimtseishvili to six years and nine months in prison. He is also deprived of the right to hold leadership positions for a two-year and three-months term.
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