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Businessman Giorgi Ramishvili Arrested Over Carrying “Firearm” in Airport - Civil Georgia

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Giorgi Ramishvili, a prominent Georgian businessman and founder of the Silk Road Group, was arrested on July 6, with police claiming he was carrying a firearm in his hand luggage at the departures terminal of Tbilisi International Airport. Law enforcement officers “seized a firearm, a magazine, and cartridges while examining [Ramishvili’s] hand luggage through a scanner,” the Georgian Interior Ministry reported late on July 6, hours after initia…
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The Prosecutor's Office has charged businessman Giorgi Ramishvili, who was arrested yesterday, July 6, at Tbilisi International Airport. The Prosecutor's Office's statement reads: "The investigation conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs determined that on July 6, during an X-ray inspection at the departure terminal of Tbilisi International Airport, the defendant was found to have a registered firearm with a muzzle and 7 9 mm caliber cart…

Georgian businessman Giorgi Ramishvili, founder of Silk Road Group, Silknet and Euronews Georgia, was detained yesterday, July 6, at Tbilisi International Airport. According to a statement published by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a firearm, a magazine and cartridges were seized from the detainee’s hand luggage during a scanner inspection. “Due to high public interest, we would like to provide the public with information about the detention…

In Georgia, the owner of one of the country's largest mobile operators, Silknet, Georgia Ramishvili, reports to Echo Caucasus with reference to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the businessman was detained at the airport, where he was found carrying firearms while searching his hand luggage.The agency stated that the weapons were registered but Ramishvili was not authorized to carry them.

Following the arrest of businessman Giorgi Ramishvili, also known as “Zarala”, “Kurieri P.S.” contacted the arrested businessman’s family member, director David Sakvarelidze, who confirmed that Giorgi Ramishvili was indeed arrested at Tbilisi International Airport. At the same time, the family members of the arrested businessman say that this should not be given a political overtone, as it was simply negligence and Giorgi Ramishvili’s firearm ac…

·Tbilisi, Georgia
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Civil.ge broke the news in on Sunday, July 6, 2025.
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