2013-02-25 on February 25 former chief of Aspinda police concluded a plea bargain agreement. One of the key pieces of evidence in proceedings brought against the former official by the office of Samtskhe-Javakheti District Prosecutor was video footage from Info 9 Internet-TV, where Besik Beridze is accused of verbal and physical abuse. Former chief of Aspindza police was sentenced to one-year imprisonment and ordered to pay GEL 4000 in fine.