Overview
- Prosecutors told Tbilisi City Court a plea bargain sets a two-year prison sentence with a 500,000 lari payment by Culley’s family, with final sentencing scheduled for Monday.
- Judge Giorgi Gelashvili refused a bail request despite her pregnancy after a court doctor assessed her current conditions as satisfactory.
- Time in custody since May will be credited toward the sentence, and the defense is exploring a presidential pardon or parole options before she gives birth.
- Culley’s mother said authorities initially sought 800,000 lari before agreeing to the reduced sum, and the family’s payment is being processed into the state account.
- Police arrested Culley at Tbilisi Airport in May after finding cannabis and hashish in her luggage, and she maintains she was coerced and tortured by traffickers.