17 May 2019, 01:20
Georgian MoD reports soldier's death
Paata Chkhaidze, a contract serviceman of the National Guard of Georgia, has been driven to suicide, investigators suggested.
According to the Georgian Ministry of Defence (MoD), Chkhaidze's body was found on May 15 in his apartment in Tbilisi. At the moment of his death, the military serviceman was on vacation, the "News-Georgia" has reported.
"The investigation has been initiated under the article on driving to suicide," the "InterPressNews" has reported referring to the MoD.
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on May 12, Vladimir Makhatadze, a soldier of the military infantry brigade, was found dead in the territory of the Vaziani Military Base. On that incident, a case on driving to suicide was also initiated.
This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on May 16, 2019 at 06:30 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.
