TBILISI. Dec 2 (Interfax) - The provisional parliamentary commission conducting an inquest into the cause of death of first Georgian President Zviad Gamsakhurdia has ruled out suicide, his son Konstantin, who chairs the commission, said on Thursday.
The commission will present its final report in two weeks, he said.
"I can say that we categorically rule out the theory involving the suicide of the first Georgian president as it is inconsistent with the technical side of a suicide and the logic. We can only study and comment on the material kept at the prosecutor's office. We held up to 40 hearings, and the people who were involved in this case were questioned. However, issuing a verdict to anyone is not within the remit of our commission," he said.
The Prosecutor General's Office actively cooperated with the commission, Gamsakhurdia said.
"We have no leverage to accuse anyone, and this can be done by an investigative commission, executive authorities or law enforcement agencies," he said.
The Georgian Prosecutor General's Office concluded that on December 31, 1993, Zviad Gamsakhurdia took his own life at one of the houses in the village of Khibula in Tselendzhikha district, where he was together with several close associates, including then prime minister V. Gugushvili, who is currently residing in Finland.
Gamsakhurdia came to power in 1990, but was toppled during the opposition uprising in early 1992.