Minister of Justice Zurab Adeishvili of Georgia

Adeishvili is a highly influential figure in President Saakashvili ’s inner circle.

Zurab Adeishvili is one of the main drafters of the new General Administrative Act of Georgia.

Georgian Interior Minister Vano Merabishvili and General Prosecutor Zurab Adeishvili denied rumorsinvolving conspiracy theoriesbehind the death of Prime Minister Zurab Zhvaniaand reiterated earlier official statements that the death of the Prime Minister was a tragic “tragic accident” caused by carbon monoxide (CO)poisoning.

Both, Interior Minister Vano Merabishvili and the General Prosecutor Zurab Adeishvili met with a group of Georgian reporters on February 3 and showed a short video tape depicting the apartment where the dead bodies of Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania and Raul Usupov were found.

General Prosecutor Zurab Adeishvili said that a forensic examination of the food was also underway; however, he said that the experts are already almost sure that the deaths were a result of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning caused by a faulty gas heater.

Zurab Adeishvili is an old member of the Saakashvili team.

In the governmental hierarchy, Adeishvili is among the several officials who make decisions.

Adeishvili was a General Prosecutor prior to his latest post.

Prosecutor General of Georgia Zurab Adeishvili has officially resigned - his resignation was submitted to the parliament speaker Nino Burjanadze late last night.