Law
Eight protesters remain in custody on charges of organizing group violence
Judge Davit Mgelashvili has ruled that eight protesters accused of organizing group violence will remain in custody. During today’s court session, the preventive measures imposed on the defendants were reviewed, but the judge upheld the pre-trial de...
Georgia court orders seizure of 2.5 million GEL bail after Ivanishvili’s ex-ally Bachiashvili flees
A Georgian court has ruled to seize assets belonging to businessman Giorgi Bachiashvili, the former “personal financier” of ex-Prime Minister and ruling Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili, after he left the country without permission. Judge ...
Tbilisi Court denies bail for 11 protesters accused of group violence
Tbilisi City Court has ruled to keep 11 individuals, including actor Andro Chichinadze and comedian Onise Tskhadadze, in pretrial detention. The decision was made by Judge Irakli Shvangiradze. The Prosecutor’s Office has charged Chichinadze, Tskhada...
Lawyers condemn court ruling in media manager’s case as “unprecedented”
Lawyers representing Mzia Amaglobeli have strongly criticized the Batumi City Court’s decision to uphold her detention, calling it an “unprecedented” move that deprives her of the right to defend herself. The court’s ruling, delivered on Tuesday, ha...
Former Georgian investment fund head flees country, authorities confirm
The former head of Georgia’s Co-Investment Fund, Giorgi Bachiashvili, has allegedly fled the country using covert means, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Wednesday. Authorities claim he bypassed a border checkpoint by hiding in a vehicle bef...
Hearing on Georgian media manager’s case continues amid international support, sanctions
The trial of Mzia Amaglobeli, the founder of Batumelebi and Netgazeti media outlets in Georgia, continues at the Batumi City Court, with French Ambassador to Georgia, Sheraz Gasri, attending the proceedings. Amaglobeli, a prominent media figure, has...
Police evacuate passengers from Tbilisi International Airport due to security reasons
In the evening of February 28, passengers inside Tbilisi International Airport were instructed to evacuate the premises by officers from Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs. According to reports, the evacuation was announced via loudspeaker, and a...
European Court blocks extradition of journalist Afgan Sadigov from Georgia
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has imposed an interim measure preventing Georgia from extraditing exiled Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov to Azerbaijan until his case is fully reviewed in Strasbourg. Following the court’s decision, Sad...
Doctor charged in death of 20-year-old football player due to COVID-19
A doctor from the therapeutic department of the Academician Nikoloz Kipshidze Central University Clinic (Republican Hospital) has been officially charged in connection with the death of 20-year-old football player Vakhtang Charkviani, who succumbed t...
Detained Georgian media manager transferred from clinic back to prison
Mzia Amaglobeli, the founder of Batumelebi and Netgazeti, was transferred back to a penitentiary facility from Vivamedi Clinic on Thursday evening, according to a report by Netgazeti. As per the available information, Amaglobeli herself requested to...
