Gia Toloraia
Pretrial DetentionCharged with participation in group violence and attempted seizure of a strategic facility.
Case Details
Gia and Mikheil Toloraia, father and son, are displaced persons from Abkhazia. Gia Toloraia, 66, is a pensioner; his son Mikheil, 37, has a young child and was the family's sole breadwinner, working as a cook. Neither has a criminal record.
The arrest was carried out through a high-risk police operation involving armed special forces, who stormed the home and handcuffed Mikheil in front of his small child. His unemployed wife and child were left without support following the arrest.
Procedural Issues
Disproportionate force used during arrest — armed special forces stormed the home of elderly pensioner and his family.
Personal Background
66-year-old pensioner. Displaced person from Abkhazia. Father of Mikheil Toloraia, also detained. No criminal record.