Football players of “Chkhimerela” Temur Sanikidze and Giorgi Goderidze recognize their guilt in participation in match-fixing. Teimuraz Beridze, lawyer of players, announced about this.

According to him, he will appeal to the court with regarding bail. Given the fact that his clients had not committed a crime in the past, Beridze hopes the court will consider the petition.

President of GTU Tbilisi Otar Shengelia does not recognize his guilt. The lawyer said that his client had a debt and the talk was about this amount.

Asian bookmaker ibcbet’s representative in Georgia Omar Nakaidze does not recognize himself guilty. His lawyer Malkhaz Salakaia noted that Nakaidze has nothing common with match-fixing and he is just a gambler.

Do not consider myself guilty ibcbet- Asian bookmaker's representative in Georgia Omar Nakaidze. Malkhaz Salakaia the latter's lawyer said that Nakaidze matchenis "fixing" of people had nothing to do and just gambling.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs arrested 8 persons for offering bribe and made following statement about this:

President of “GTU Tbilisi” Otar Shengelia, former breeder of “Chikhura” Sachkhere and formed football player Davit Gendzekhadze, Azian bookmaker ibcbet’s representative Omar N, current players of “Chkhimerela” Kharagauli – Giorgi G. and Temur S, former player of “Torpedo” Kutaisi Giga B and another two persons – Ioseb G. and Giorgi K.

The investigation established that the arrested persons, in exchange for 10 000 to 20 000 GEL, agreed with different team’s representatives in advance in order to end matches with desired results. Then, based on the information received in advance, they placed bets in online bookmakers and shared the winning sum.

The investigation undergoes on bribery fact by an organized group (of the Criminal Code Article 203, part 3, which is sentenced to 4 to 6 years of imprisonment).