Judge Natia Barbakadze of the Kutaisi City Court has sentenced ex-Prime Minister Vano Merabishvili to 5 years of jail, Georgia Online reports.
Kakheti ex-Governor Zurab Chiaberashvili will pay a bail of about $28,000.
Merabishvili and Chiaberashvili were charged with bribing voters, acquiring and wasting state funds and abusing their power. The ex-PM was also charged with illegal acquisition of a country house in Kvariati.
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