Man Dies in Hospital After Alleged Abuse in Prison

Man Dies in Hospital After Alleged Abuse in Prison

A 46-year-old man, Ioseb Gorgadze, died yesterday, April 4, after three months of treatment at the Vivamedi clinic, where he was transferred from prison in late January with multiple injuries. His lawyer claims that the prisoner was “severely beaten” in custody and alleges abuse by prison staff. Authorities have dismissed the allegations as “political manipulation” of a “human tragedy” and claim no violence took place. The official cause of deat…

Prisoner Ioseb Gorgadze died at the Vivamed Clinic on the night of May 4. He was transferred from Gldani Penitentiary No. 8 with serious injuries 3 months ago. The deceased's lawyer, Mukhran Ghurtskaya, says that the patient was beaten to death and tortured in prison. However, it is unknown to him who did this. According to the lawyer, the prisoner had approximately 30 fractures in the face and also brain swelling. The Public Defender issued a s…

Ioseb Gorgadze, a 46-year-old prisoner who was transferred from Gldani No. 8 to the Vivamed Clinic with injuries, has died. As the lawyer notes, Gorgadze was placed in the clinic on January 30 after being severely beaten from Gldani No. 8. “Last night, at approximately 10:00 PM, his family was informed that he died from the injuries he was transferred from Gldani No. 8. He fought for his life for approximately 3 months, but unfortunately, he cou…