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Birja Mafia released on bail amid large protests in Tbilisi
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Birja Mafia released on bail amid large protests in Tbilisi

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Members of the rap duo Birja Mafia, who were allegedly caught by police carrying the psychoactive drug MDMA, were released on bail on 12 June after thousands marched in support of them. Several thousands supporters took to the streets in Tbilisi on 10 June to rally against the ‘unjust police system’, which, according to protesters, often uses the country’s strict drug laws against innocent people. Tbilisi’s Court of Appeals released Mishka Mgaloblishvili, 28, and Giorgi Keburia, 21, who g

Birja Mafia rap duo face life imprisonment on drug charges
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Birja Mafia rap duo face life imprisonment on drug charges

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Georgian rap duo the Birja Mafia have been detained in Tbilisi and charged for ‘illegally purchasing and holding especially large amounts’ of the recreational psychoactive drug, MDMA. Friends and family of the accused claim that the drugs were planted on them, and that they were arrested for a recent music video they released depicting a police officer as a dog. Mishka Mgaloblishvili, 28, and Giorgi Keburia, 21, who go under the stage names Young Mic and Kay G, were detained on 6 June. Police

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