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Chubetidze Georgy Merabovich

Date of birth: February 14, 1983 (43 years old)
Occupation: военная служба
Article of the Criminal Code:  359 ч. 3 ; 317
Form of repression:  pre-trial detention
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Sentence:  пожизненное лишение свободы в колонии особого режима
Date of sentencing:  February 11, 2026
Current location:  Remand Prison No. 1, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR)

Chubetidze Georgy Merabovich, born February 14, 1983, citizen of Georgia.

Accused under Part 3 of Article 359 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Participation of a mercenary in an armed conflict", up to 15 years in prison).

Presumably taken prisoner on November 12, 2023.

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