Tamar Bachaliashvili's parents have demanded that the investigation into her death be reopened.

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After a network of fraudulent call centers was uncovered in Georgia, with former State Security Service head Grigol Liluashvili named among its patrons, the parents of programmer Tamar Bachaliashvili, whose body was found in her car in 2020, demanded that the investigation into her death be reopened.

As reported by the Caucasian Knot, in July 2020, the body of 23-year-old Tamar Bachaliashvili was found in the backseat of her car. An investigation into Bachaliashvili's case was launched under the article "Illegal Deprivation of Liberty," and later under the article "Incitement to Suicide." Investigators found no signs of violence on the body. Tamar Bachaliashvili's mother demanded a meeting with the Georgian Prime Minister to find out which officials' files her daughter had accessed before her death. In December of that year, the prosecutor's office announced that the investigation into the girl's death had been completed, ruling the cause of death a suicide.

In May 2023, the Tbilisi Prosecutor's Office reported the launch of an investigation into possible falsification of evidence in the death of programmer Tamar Bachaliashvili. Investigator Sergo Shubitidze was summoned for questioning in connection with an interview he gave to a Georgian television channel, the office reported. On May 2, the defense demanded that the Prosecutor General's Office of Georgia reopen the investigation into the girl's death. Shubitidze was arrested on June 26.

The parents of programmer Tamar Bachaliashvili demanded that the investigation into her death be reopened in light of the arrests of former high-ranking officials accused of patronizing fraudulent call centers, Novosti-Gruzia reported on February 20.

The deceased girl's mother, Teona Tamazashvili, reported that a lawsuit has been filed demanding the release of all recordings and the establishment of "what really happened."

The girl's relatives believe that her death is related to her professional activities and access to compromising information about officials. Tamazashvili stated that the call center issue was new at the time, but she already suspected that former head of the Georgian State Security Service, Grigol Liluashvili, was involved. Regarding the closure of the investigation into her daughter's death, her mother believes it was done on the orders of former Prosecutor General Irakli Shotadze.

As a reminder, in early February, seven people were arrested in Georgia for their involvement in fraudulent call centers that defrauded Swiss residents of several million francs. Among those arrested was former head of the State Security Service, Grigol Liluashvili, who, according to prosecutors, received over $1.3 million in bribes in connection with the call center case. His case has been separated into separate proceedings. Investigators also allege that the call centers operated under the patronage of former Prosecutor General Otar Partskhaladze. Eliso Kiladze, editor-in-chief of the publications "Chronicle Plus" and CNews, has also been arrested.