Kipiani, ‘Katsro’: Figures Associated With Criminal Underworld Arrested on Group Violence Charges

Vakthang (Vato) Kipiani and Avtandil Bilanishvili, known as “Katsro,” two figures long associated with Georgia’s criminal underworld in media reports, have been arrested alongside another person, Shota Kipiani, on charges of group violence. Bilanishvili has also been repeatedly associated in the media with Bera, Bidzina Ivanishvili’s son, with the two rumored to have enjoyed a …