The Migration Department of Georgia’s Interior Ministry has detained 14 foreign citizens during a special immigration control operation aimed at combating illegal migration. According to the ministry, the operation was based on prior intelligence an...
Officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ Adjara Police Department have detained three individuals on charges of illegal purchase, possession, sale, and facilitation of the sale of large quantities of narcotics. The suspects include a Georgian c...
It is unclear why the prosecution is demanding pre-trial detention for Zviad Kuprava, a member of the United National Movement opposition party, his lawyer Gia Gorozia said on Thursday. He said the only piece of evidence related to the charge of cal...
Tbilisi City Court on Wednesday ordered pre-trial detention for Gela Khasaia, a member of the Coalition for Change. The decision was made by Judge Nana Shamatava. At the hearing, Khasaia recalled the circumstances of his arrest, alleging he had bee...
The Georgian State Security Service on Wednesday announced Zviad Kuprava, the leader of the United National Movement (UNM) opposition and a member of Tbilisi City Assembly, had been detained for recent calls to “peacefully” overthrow the Georgian Dre...
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia (MIA) announced that, in close coordination between the Migration Department and other relevant units, a total of 107 foreign nationals were deported from Georgia in September. According to the ministry, t...
A Tbilisi City Court judge has ordered pre-trial detention for the parents of former Co-Investment Fund head Giorgi Bachiashvili, who are accused of assisting their son in laundering millions of dollars in illicit funds involving Bidzina Ivanishvili,...
Giorgi Bachiaashvili, former head of Georgia’s Co-Investment Fund, has been sentenced to four years and six months in prison for illegal border crossing. The verdict was delivered by Judge Jvebe Nachkvia on Tuesday. Shota Kharumidze, who helped Bach...
Former head of Georgia’s Co-Investment Fund, Giorgi Bachishvili, has described criminal charges brought against his parents as “absurd” and “shameless,” saying they amount to retaliation against him. Bachishvili’s parents are accused of money launde...
Georgia’s Interior Ministry has announced the establishment of a new regional unit of the Central Criminal Police Department in Adjara, aimed at strengthening efforts against organised crime and the illegal drug trade. Interior Minister Geka Geladze...
