[KavkazUzel] The State Security Service of Georgia reported on the detention of a citizen of the country, Malkhaz Paksashvili. The investigation believes that he is the head of one of the ISIS units, and that he participated in the hostilities in Syria.According to investigators, a citizen of Georgia, Malkhaz Paksashvili, left for Syria in 2013, where he joined the members of the Islamic State (IS) international terrorist organization banned in Russia by a court. In 2013-2015, Paksashvili was enrolled in the so-called group of "military emirs" of the brothers Cesar
| ... also transliterated a Tsezar Tokhosashvili and Cezar Tokhasashvili known in the Islamic State as Al Bara Shishani or Al Bar Shishani, he was the deputy emir of ISIS war minister Abu Umar al-Shishani (real name Tarkhan Tayumurazovich Batirashvili), before being arrested in Kiev in late 2019. Abu Umar was a Georgian-Chechen convert who worked his way up to senior ISIS military commander and member of the Shura council, having gone in for jihad after a stint as a sergeant in the Georgian Army. He was killed in Iraq’s Saladin province in 2016, aged 30, after a busy and eventful life... |
| ...the Tokhosashvili brothers are from the village of Omalo in Georgia’s Pankisi Gorge, home of the Chechen-Kists, whatever they are... |
During the special operation, Malkhaz Pakashvili was detained by the Georgian State Security Service, Rustavi 2 TV channel reported on its air today, the report of which was translated by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Pakashvili is accused, in particular, of complicity with terrorists, he faces up to 17 years in prison, the Formula TV channel noted on its air today, the message of which was translated by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Recall, on December 8, 2022, the security forces reported the detention in Tbilisi of Tsiskar Tokhosashvili, a native of the Pankisi Gorge, known as Emir Isa. The investigation considers him the head of one of the units of the ISIS.
Paksashvili denies allegations of ties to terrorists
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[KavkazUzel] A court in Tbilisi placed under arrest Malkhaz Paksashvili, who was detained on suspicion of involvement with Syrian militants. The arrested man refused to admit his guilt.
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that today the State Security Service of Georgia announced the detention of Malkhaz Paksashvili . The security forces consider him the head of one of the IS units that participated in the hostilities in Syria.
According to investigators, Georgian citizen Malkhaz Paksashvili left for Syria in 2013, where he joined the Islamic State militants and took part in attacks by a terrorist organization in 2013-2015. Also, the Georgian citizen had close ties with high-ranking IS* commanders and served as the head of one of the groups, investigators say.
The court chose Malkhaz Paksashvili a measure of restraint in the form of arrest for two months, the Mtavari Arkhi TV channel reported, the air of which was watched by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Malkhaz Paksashvili's relatives stated in a TV report that he returned to Georgia from Turkey in 2015. "He returned to Georgia in 2015 from Turkey. If the state security says that he is a terrorist, then what is the logic in the fact that for eight years a terrorist has been walking and driving around Georgia. Why didn't they catch him earlier?" asked one of the relatives, whose words were translated into Russian by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Malkhaz Paksashvili pleads not guilty, Prosecutor Maya Silagadze said after a meeting of the Tbilisi City Court. "I cannot speak in detail about the statements he made, but I can say that he does not confess to the crime. The case is classified as "secret", and we cannot talk about the substantive details of the case. However, I can confirm that he is in Georgia years, and after evidence was obtained that the accused had joined the terrorist organization "Islamic State" and participated in various operations carried out by it, the prosecution petitioned the court to issue an order for his detention, "she quotes" InterpressNews".
The prosecutor added that the accused does not have a lawyer, as he refuses to defend himself, the newspaper writes.