01 November 2010, 14:00
Two Georgian residents in Malaysia may be sentenced to death penalty for accusation of drugs contraband
Darejan Kokhtashvili and Babutse Gordadze, two women natives of Georgia, may be sentenced to death penalty if they are acknowledged guilty of contraband of 10 kilogram of drugs. The trial is appointed for November, 2.
There is no agreement of extradition between Georgia and Malaysia but the Georgians hope for good will of the authorities of that country. A representative of Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has set off to Malaysia and will be present at the trial.
After the pronouncement of the sentence Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will negotiate with the Malaysian party, "GeorgiaTimes" reports.
According to Malaysian law enforcement bodies, one of the girls who had arrived in Malaysia introduced herself as an artist but the frames of her pictures turned out to be too heavy. Scanning indicated that there were drugs hidden inside the frames, "Rosbalt" reports.
The news of the girls' detention came at the end of October. One of the detained has already acknowledged her guilt and told the local police the name of the man who had sold her the drugs. Georgy Tugushi, Ombudsman of Georgia, declared that he demanded extradition of the Georgian girls detained in Malaysia and was going to ask international organizations for help.
Georgian legislation establishes imprisonment for a term up to 11 years even for taking drugs.
