The trial of Andro Chichinadze, Onise Tskhadadze and 9 more people was held at the Tbilisi Court of Appeal.
At today’s session, the parties made introductory statements.
The next trial will be held on January 20. Both the defense and the prosecution have appealed the guilty verdict of the City Court in the Court of Appeal.
The first instance found the 11 arrested people guilty of participating in a group action and sentenced each defendant to 2 years in prison.