Person who Forced German Tourist to Pay 1000 GEL for a Bottle of Beer Arrested

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The officers of Old Tbilisi Police Main Division under the Tbilisi Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs arrested an employee of one of the Tbilisi clubs- E.Ch. (DoB 1980) for coercion.

The investigation established that on January 14 of the current year, an employee of one of the clubs in the central district of Tbilisi – E.H. forced the guest of the same club, a German tourist – M.O. to pay a much larger sum instead of the actual cost of the beer ordered, in particular, he forced the tourist to pay 1000 GEL for a bottle of beer.

As a result of operative and investigative activities carried out within the frames of the ongoing investigation, the police sealed the mentioned club, and later on, an employee of the same facility – E.Ch. was arrested.

The investigation is underway under Article 150 I part of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which stipulates coercion – unlawful restriction of a person’s freedom of action.