The bust of National Leader Heydar Aliyev has been damaged in Tbilisi.
elchi reports that the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia has released information about this.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, a foreign citizen has been detained in connection with the incident that occurred on September 21. An investigation is being conducted under the first part of Article 187 of the Criminal Code of Georgia. This article provides for the intentional damage or destruction of another person’s property by causing significant damage.
The fact that the detained person is a citizen of Armenia has been confirmed by his lawyer. According to the lawyer, the person, who is over 40 years old, came to Tbilisi as a tourist and is currently exercising his right to remain silent. The court has chosen a measure of restraint against him in the form of detention.
Currently, the bust has been covered for restoration. According to information, one side of the front part of the monument has been damaged. The means by which the incident was committed and its motive have not yet been disclosed.
Faig Guliyev, the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Georgia, stated that investigative and procedural measures are being continued by the relevant authorities of Georgia in connection with the incident, and it is necessary to wait for the results of the investigation.