250:(UNM) party, and contested an election in 2002 under its banner. After the party rose to power in 2003, Kezerashvili worked in the Finance Ministry from 2004 until November 2006, including a role as chair of the financial police force. On November 11, 2006, he was appointed as Defense Minister. Kezerashvili resigned as defence minister on 5 December 2008 during a major cabinet shuffle. His dismissal was expected in the aftermath of Georgia's defeat in the
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to be either the founder or one of the initial shareholders of the companies in the predating linked network, was identified as senior person in the scheme by former employees of the firms, frequently promoted the scam trading platforms on his personal social media accounts, owned office buildings in
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Georgia in 2012, the new government opened an investigation against Kezerashvili. He was alleged to have embezzled β¬5 million ($ 5.2 million) during his tenure as defense minister under the auspices of a combat training project. Kezerashvili denied the allegations and was acquitted of embezzlement
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Interpol had stated βit would refuse to provide police cooperation to Georgiaβ because βsuch cooperation would not conform with article 3 of its constitutionβ and that βthere are concerns over the political motivation or prosecutions, and an alleged lack of due process in the context of
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pre-trial detention.β In dismissing the extradition request, the judge stated that witnesses on
Kezerashvili's behalf were βpersuasive and movingβ and that the βdefense has provided live and credible evidence that casts considerable doubt over the basis of the case against Mr Kezerashvili.β
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companies and those owned by
Kezerashvili. The BBC said that there were no publicly available documents linking Kezerashvili to the network and that there was "no evidence that he had any direct financial interest in the Milton brands". Kezerashvili denied the allegations.
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Georgian government has made repeated failed attempts to extradite Kezerashvili to Georgia. In October 2013, Kezerashvili was detained on an Interpol warrant in France, with the Georgian government seeking his extradition. The
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