The Court of Appeals announced the decision on the case of Khazaradze-Japaridze-Tsereteli today and left the decision of the city court in force.
The defendants: Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze heard the verdict in the office of "Lelo" party, and Avto Tsereteli and lawyers attended the process.
Let us remind you that the first instance found Khazaradze-Japaridze-Tsereteli guilty of fraud and sentenced them to 7-year imprisonment, although due to their age, they could not be sent to prison.
The case under the article of money laundering was initiated after the investors of the port of Anaklia started making political statements. If it weren't for the money laundering clause, even the investigation of the 15-year-old transaction could not have been started due to the statute of limitations. In the end, money laundering could not be established, although the political court declared one of the most successful businessmen in the history of Georgia as fraudsters.
The decision of the city council was appealed by both the defense and the prosecution.
The lawyers will justify the sentence, and the prosecutor's office will change the qualifications and the so-called He demanded to be found guilty of money laundering.