One Person Arrested for Violation of Privacy

Employees of the Prosecutor's Office of Georgia have arrested one individual for the violation of privacy.

"An investigation conducted by the Investigative Division of the Kakheti District Prosecutor's Office established that the accused illegally obtained and stored a video on their mobile phone depicting the victim's private life, and subsequently distributed it illegally," states the information released by the Prosecutor's Office.

The arrested individual has been charged under Article 157-1, Part 1 of the Criminal Code of Georgia (illegal acquisition, storage, and distribution of information concerning private life), an offense punishable by up to seven years of imprisonment.

"The Prosecutor's Office has already filed a motion with the court to impose imprisonment as a preventive measure against the accused," the agency reports.