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Georgian man sets wife on fire in Germany
A Georgian man in the city of Gera, Germany, doused his wife with gasoline and set her on fire. The victim, also of Georgian nationality, initially suffered critical injuries but Front News found out that now she is in stable condition. According to...
21-year-old man killed in Tbilisi
A 21-year-old man, Giorgi Akhalia, was killed in Tbilisi on the night of March 16. According to Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, an investigation has been launched under Article 108 of the Criminal Code, which pertains to intentional homicide....
One killed, one wounded amid shooting in Tbilisi Center
A deadly shooting occurred last night, leading to the death of one man and the injury of another. The investigation continued late into the night, and the victim’s body was transported to the National Forensic Bureau. According to eyewitnesses, mult...
Russian military construction executive hiding in Georgia arrested for alleged state fund embezzlement
The general director of the bankrupt Russian military construction firm Bamstroyput, Igor Tushkevich, has been arrested on charges of embezzling funds from state contracts, Russian authorities confirmed this week. Tushkevich, who had reportedly been...
Businessman, former supporter of ruling party, accusing Gov’t of business fraud, jailed pending trial
Giorgi Chikvaidze, a businessman who once backed the ruling Georgian Dream party but now accuses the government of enabling business fraud, was sent to pretrial detention on Tuesday over embezzlement charges. His business partner, Irakli Papiashvili,...
Georgian court sentences Ivanishvili’s ex-financier to 11 years in absentia in $39mln bitcoin case
The Tbilisi City Court on Monday sentenced Giorgi Bachiashvili, the former personal financier of billionaire and ex-Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, to 11 years in prison in absentia over a high-profile cryptocurrency case. Bachiashvili was convi...
Police arrests opposition Lelo General Secretary and two other members
Georgian police have arrested Irakli Kupradze, General Secretary of the opposition party Lelo – Strong Georgia, along with Otar Parulava and Juba Loladze. According to Lelo, the three were stopped by police on Vazisubani Street while driving. Shortl...
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...
