Investigator Charged with Putting Pressure on Minor, Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison

The verdict in the case of the death of 15-year-old Luka Siradze has been announced: Tbilisi City Court has sentenced investigator Mariana Choloyan to 3 years in prison for exerting pressure on the minor, who committed suicide after being questioned in a police unit in December. 

Choloyan has been in pre-trial detention since that month.

The Prosecutor’s Office announced earlier that while questioning the minor, she did not follow the Juvenile Justice Code of Georgia and instead forced him to plead guilty.

15-year-old Luka, who committed suicide after being questioned in a police unit on December 10-11, died on December 17. The minor was interrogated within an investigation into the fact of offensive graffiti on the territory of the 'Green School' in Tbilisi. 

His family and lawyer believe the minor might have been driven to commit suicide after being subjected to psychological pressure at the Didube-Chugureti police station.

By Ana Dumbadze 

Image: Investigator Mariana Choloyan

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