A suspect was arrested in Georgia in connection with the explosion two years ago.
We are talking about the explosion of a grenade on November 5, 2024 in the village of Tsitzmori, near Mechata.
According to the Ministry of Interior data, the suspect had previously placed a grenade near the road and tricked two men to that location. The explosive device went off.
According to Pirbali TV, Basso Lapachi died then, and his companion Giorgi Makdelishvili, known as "Pushkin", was seriously injured and survived.
The alleged organizer was arrested on November 9 in Tbilisi. The Ministry of the Interior does not reveal the name of the detainee. The motive for the attack and the reasons for the arrest two years later are not disclosed in the announcement.
The opposition TV Pirveli characterizes the victim Makdelishvili as a representative of the criminal environment, which was close in the past to the Georgian dream. After the explosion, he left Georgia, and in June 2026, in an interview with the "Saturday Live" program, he declared political persecution.
In today's report, the Ministry of the Interior does not provide the names of the victims and does not refer to the political background of the case.