Zaur Avidzba

Zaur Avidzba (1953–2015) was a politician and businessman from Abkhazia who was murdered in 2015.

Early career

In 1993, Avidzba was appointed Deputy Minister for Defence.[1]

Member of Parliament

On 8 February 2011, veteran Parliamentarian Vladimir Nachach died after a long illness.[2] On 9 March the Central Election Commission decided that the by-election to elect Nachach's successor in constituency no. 16 would be held on 30 April.[3] Zaur Avidzba was one of three candidates to be nominated by an initiative group,[4] and he won the election with 1028 votes to 753 and 166.[5]

In the 2012 elections, Avidzba failed to be re-elected. He won a 33.76% first round plurality against i.a. former Prime Minister Anri Jergenia, but lost the second round to Leonid Chamagua.[6][7]

Murder

On 20 October 2015 at 7:35am local time the Ministry for Internal Affairs was informed with a phone call of a burning car in Gudauta's Pushkin Street. In the car, a Mercedes S-600, the corpse of Avidzba was found with burn and bullet wounds along with four spent 7.62mm cartridges.[8][9]

On 22 October, a suspect was detained who confessed to the murder and identified the murder weapon.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "В Гудауте убит предприниматель, бывший депутат Парламента РА Заур Авидзба". Abaza TV. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "CHAIRMAN OF PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION, JUDICIAL AND LEGAL REFORM AND STATE BUILDING VLADIMIR NACHACH DIED AFTER SERIOUS ILLNESS". Administration of the President of the Republic of Abkhazia. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
  3. ↑ "30 апреля состоятся досрочные выборы депутата парламента по Гудаутскому избирательному округу №16". Apsnypress. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  4. ↑ "ЦИК зарегистрировала трех кандидатов в депутаты парламента по Гудаутскому избирательному округу №15" (in Russian). Apsnypress. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  5. ↑ "Заур Авидзба избран депутатом парламента по Гудаутскому избирательному округу №16" (in Russian). Apsnypress. 3 May 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  6. ↑ Предварительные итоги выборов депутатов Народного Собрания - Парламента Республики Абхазия. Apsnypress (in Russian). 11 March 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  7. ↑ "Центризбирком объявил предварительные итоги повторного голосования по выборам депутатов парламента Абхазии". Apsnypress. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  8. ↑ "НА МЕСТЕ УБИЙСТВА БЫВШЕГО ДЕПУТАТ ПАРЛАМЕНТА ЗАУРА АВИДЗБА РАБОТАЕТ ГРУППА ЭКСПЕРТНО-КРИМИНАЛИСТИЧЕСКОГО ЦЕНТРА МВД РА". Abkhazia Inform. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "ОДНА ИЗ ВЕРСИЙ УБИЙСТВА ЗАУРА АВИДЗБА – ЕГО ПРЕДПРИНИМАТЕЛЬСКАЯ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТЬ". Abkhazia Inform. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "СЛЕДОВАТЕЛИ ЖДУТ РЕЗУЛЬТАТОВ БАЛЛИСТИЧЕСКОЙ ЭКСПЕРТИЗЫ ОРУЖИЯ, ИЗ КОТОРОГО ПРЕДПОЛОЖИТЕЛЬНО БЫЛ УБИТ ЗАУР АВИДЗБА". Abkhazia Inform. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.


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