07 April 2011, 23:40
Georgia asks Malaysia not to apply death penalty to two Georgian women
On April 6, the General Prosecutor's Office of Georgia sent a letter to law enforcement bodies of Malaysia on the case of the Georgian citizens - Babutsa Gordadze and Daredzhan Kokhtashvili - accused in this country of drug trafficking, asking them to change their penalty to long-term imprisonment instead of death penalty.
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on November 4 inspectors accused one of them, Babutsa Gordadze, under the article of "drug trafficking". The second woman - Daredzhan Kokhtashvili - was not charge charged, pending clarification of the circumstances. The hearing of Babutsa Gordadze's case will take place on April 11.
"We gave more information on this case to the Malaysian party. We are running a political dialogue with Malaysia trying to save the lives of our citizens, either by pardon or by means of other fair mechanisms," the "News-Georgia" quotes Sakvarelidze's words.
The official Tbilisi is also interested in custody conditions of the Georgian women and the stage of litigation, the "Georgia Online" reports.
On March 4, Malaysia held a hearing on the case of the two women from Georgia. According to Malaysian law enforcers, Babutsa Gordadze, 26, and Daredzhan Kokhtashvili, 37, tried to bring to Malaysia not 5.7 kg, as previously reported, but 1.5 kg of methamphetamine.
