Daily Archives: January 17, 2013

Police: No pressure used against musician

By | January 17th, 2013|Categories: News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch — The Ministry of Internal Affairs has finished looking into what happened when a well-known musician was questioned, and says it did not find any indications that he was pressured. Beka Gochiashvili, 16, a jazz pianist who lives in the US but […]

Tight security around Kutaisi hearing

By | January 17th, 2013|Categories: Elections '12-'13, News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch — Another public hearing is ongoing in Kutaisi to discuss constitutional amendments about changing the location of parliament and limiting the president’s power. Members of parliament from the majority Georgian Dream and the minority National […]

Rikoti tunnel closed for repair work

By | January 17th, 2013|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch — The Rikoti tunnel, which connects the western and eastern parts Georgia, will be closed from January 18 to January 30, from 20:00 in the evening until 08:00 in the morning, because of work to repair the electric system. […]

Further charges against Tbilisi vice mayor

By | January 17th, 2013|Categories: News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch — Deputy Mayor of Tbilisi, Shota Khizanishvili, was given an additional charge in relation with the disappearance of Besik Surmava, a former security guard for Bidzina Ivanishvili. Surmava disappeared shortly before the parliamentary election, […]

Ex Revenue Service head admits trying to bankrupt Cartu

By | January 17th, 2013|Categories: News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch — The former chairman of the Revenue Service ‘kind of admits’ being part of an effort to bankrupt Cartu Bank. Cartu Bank was one of the first targets of President Mikheil Saakashvili’s government after the billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili […]