22-Year-Old Tedo Abramovi Acquitted of Serious Drug Charges Linked to Protests - Civil Georgia

Opposition activist acquitted in drug case

TBILISI, August 15 – A Tbilisi court has acquitted Tedo Abramov, 22, of serious drug charges in a case the opposition claims was linked to his political activity. Arrested last December, Abramov was accused of carrying more than four grams of MDMA, an offense that can mean up to 20 years in prison. Prosecutors said forensic tests found his biological traces on the packaging and argued he… Source

22-Year-Old Tedo Abramovi Acquitted of Serious Drug Charges Linked to Protests - Civil Georgia

Tevdore (Tedo) Abramovi, a 22-year-old protester detained in December, was acquitted of serious drug charges, the second not-guilty verdict among those arrested in the context of pro-EU and anti-Georgian Dream protests since last November. Tbilisi City Court Judge Tamar Mchedlishvili announced the verdict early on August 15. Abramovi was charged with illegal purchase and possession of a large quantity of narcotics, punishable by 8 to 20 years in…