In March 2024, Giorgi Tsartsidze, head of the underground shift at one of the mines owned by Magharoeli LLC, a subsidiary of Georgian Manganese, along with his colleagues, joined protests initiated by Shukruti residents demanding compensation for damaged and destroyed housing caused by Georgian Manganese's mining activities. As part of the protests, they prevented workers from entering and operating in mines owned by Magharoeli LLC.

In response, Magharoeli LLC filed complaints with the police against the protest participants, accusing them of disrupting mine operations. Following these complaints, the Chiatura police launched an investigation. On July 31, Giorgi Tsartsidze was formally charged by the Prosecutor's Office. As of September 12, the pre-trial hearing has not yet taken place.

On September 2, Giorgi Tsartsidze and two of his colleagues, Roman Megrelishvili and Malkhaz Labadze, were dismissed by the company, which accused them of disrupting work processes and causing damage.