An elderly Georgian woman who allegedly shut off internet services in her country and neighbouring Armenia while scavenging for copper cable is facing charges that could lead to three years in prison.In an interview the woman tearfully insisted she was innocent and said she had never heard of the web.Authorities say Hayastan Shakarian, 75, severed a fibre-optic cable on March 28, shutting off the information highway in much of Georgia and all of Armenia for several hours. The cable ran parallel to a railroad track in eastern Georgia where she was allegedly scavenging.To read this Fairfax Media report in full, see:
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‘I have no idea what the internet is’: scavenging Georgian pensioner facing prison over cable cut
An elderly Georgian woman who allegedly shut off internet services in her country and neighbouring Armenia while scavenging for copper cable is facing charges that could lead to three years in prison.