Giorgi Chubetidze
Giorgi Chubetidze, born 1983, Occupied territory of Donetska oblast. Charges: Article 359 part 3, Russian Criminal Code; “Giorgi Chubetidze's case”. Status: imprisoned. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, March 20, 2025.
In brief
Occupied territory of Donetska oblast · Military personnel
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Latest event
March 20, 2025 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, March 20, 2025
Criminal case
Giorgi Chubetidze's case
Thematic group: The mercenarism case of citizens of Georgia
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Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
283086, Респ. Донецкая Народная, г. Донецк, ул. Кобозева, д. 4, ФКУ СИЗО-1 ГУФСИН России по Донецкой Народной Республике, Чубетидзе Георгий Мевлудович, 1983 г.р.
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Full summary
According to the NTV TV channel, Chubetidze served in the Ukrainian Armed Forces from 2016 to 2019, then returned to Georgia, where he took part in protests, after which he was declared wanted and left again for Ukraine. In 2022, after being taken into custody due to a fight, he signed a contract with the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Supposedly, he was captured on 12 November 2023 near Kremenna in the Luhansk region of Ukraine. In a video released by NTV on 20 November, he says he was a sniper on the Maidan in 2014. Charged with mercenarism, while most likely a resident of Ukraine.
Other people prosecuted under Article 359 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
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