Georgia: Student alleges electric shocks used to force confession: The case of Alexander Guguneishvili: Appeal case.

Index Number: EUR 56/003/2002
Date Published: 17 June 2002
Categories: Europe And Central Asia, Georgia

Twenty-one-year-old Alexander Guguneishvili, a student in the town of Rustavi, reportedly underwent electric shocks and was beaten by police to force a confession. No investigation has yet been opened into these allegations.