ired ▁by ▁the ▁retired ▁general ▁K ote ▁Ab kh azi , ▁who ▁was ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁a ▁popular ▁ins urre ction . ▁Several ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Mens he vik ▁government ▁returned ▁c land est in ely ▁from ▁ex ile , ▁including ▁the ▁former ▁Minister ▁of ▁Agricult ure , ▁No e ▁K hom er iki , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁former ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁People ’ s ▁Guard , ▁Val iko ▁Jug hel i . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Georg ian ▁Che ka , ▁with ▁recently ▁appointed ▁Deput y ▁Chief ▁Lav r enti y ▁Ber ia ▁playing ▁a ▁leading ▁role , ▁managed ▁to ▁pen et rate ▁the ▁organization ▁and ▁carried ▁out ▁mass ▁arr ests . ▁A ▁heavy ▁loss ▁was ▁sust ained ▁by ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁opposition ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁when ▁the ▁military ▁center ▁was ▁bet rayed ▁by ▁K ote ▁Mis ab ish v ili , ▁a ▁student ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National - D em ocr atic ▁party . ▁Fif teen ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁military ▁center ▁were ▁arrested , ▁among ▁them ▁the ▁principal ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁resistance ▁movement : ▁K ote ▁Ab kh azi , ▁Alexander ▁And ron ik ash v ili , ▁V arden ▁Ts ul uk id ze , ▁Colonel ▁Giorg i ▁Kh im sh i ash v ili , ▁Simon ▁B agr ation - M uk h ran eli , ▁Eliz bar ▁Gul is ash v ili , ▁and ▁Rost om ▁Mus k hel ish v ili ; ▁they ▁were ▁executed ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁May ▁ 1