Inmate Hospitalized As Lawyer Alleges Attack By Detainees With Reported Criminal Underworld Links
Davit Peikrishvili remains in custody after he was hospitalized with what his lawyer described as multiple injuries. His attorney says he was attacked inside Gldani Prison on October 19. The alleged assailants are recently detained men whom media reports have associated with Georgia's criminal underworld. Peikrishvili is also described in reporting as having connections to that underworld, and the lawyer says the two groups have a history of conflict. Georgian authorities have not confirmed the account or identified a motive for the alleged attack. The report does not specify the extent of Peikrishvili's injuries or his current condition. It also ends before the full statement from his mother can be presented, so her complete account is unavailable.
Davit Peikrishvili, a detained figure associated with Georgia’s criminal underworld in media reports, was hospitalized with “multiple injuries” as his lawyer alleges an attack at Gldani Prison on October 19 by recently detained figures similarly associated with the criminal underworld and with a reported history of conflict with the injured. Separately, Peikrishvili’s mother said the …