The Tbilisi City Court on Saturday ordered pre-trial detention for former Georgian Defence Minister Bacho Akhalaia as a preventive measure. The decision was delivered by Judge Maia Melkadze following a court hearing held behind closed doors. The pro...
Former Defence Minister of Georgia Bacho Akhalaia left the courtroom in protest on Saturday after the judge granted the prosecution’s motion to close the hearing. Akhalaia announced he would no longer attend the proceedings following the decision. ...
Police in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi have arrested three individuals on charges related to the illegal acquisition, possession and facilitation of the sale of large and especially large quantities of narcotic substances, the Ministry of Int...
The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia has brought charges against former Defence Minister Bacho Akhalaia on counts of organising and leading group violence. The body said the crime is punishable by up to nine years’ imprisonment. The investigation con...
Georgia’s Service Agency has announced that all of its structural units will be closed from January 1 through January 4, 2026, inclusive. According to the agency’s statement, several temporary arrangements will apply during this period: * Applican...
Officers from the Central Criminal Police Department of Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, in cooperation with the Customs Department of the Revenue Service under the Ministry of Finance, have arrested a foreign national on drug-related charges....
Georgia’s State Security Service has detained former Defence Minister Bacho Akhalaia. The body said on Thursday Akhalaia’s detention is linked to the events that unfolded on October 4. The agency stated that the investigation established that Akhala...
Georgia’s Central Criminal Police Department has arrested two individuals on charges of illegally acquiring, storing and facilitating the sale of particularly large quantities of narcotics, the Interior Ministry said. According to the ministry, sear...
Law enforcement authorities have made significant drug-related arrests in the Georgian capital, targeting the illegal possession and distribution of controlled substances. Officers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ Central Criminal Police Depar...
Grigol Liluashvili, former head of Georgia’s State Security Service, did not attend his court hearing on pretrial detention, a decision explained by his lawyer, Robert Grigalashvili. The lawyer said Liluashvili opted not to appear in court to ensure...
