Daily Archives: March 20, 2013

After mass amnesty, some ex-prisoners go back to jail

By | March 20th, 2013|Categories: Society|Tags: |

Prisoners released in the 2013 amnesty. (Photo is unrelated to the story in the article.) (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Tengiz, a man now in his early sixties, was sentenced to 11 years in jail for burglary in 2007. December 7, 2012, he was pardoned by the president because of a difficult health condition after being recommended by Prison Minister Sozar Subari. Two […]

Saakashvili’s party agrees to constitutional changes

By | March 20th, 2013|Categories: Elections '12-'13, News|Tags: |

Member of Parliament Davit Bakradze says the National Movement party will give exactly as many votes to the governing coalition as it needs. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–President Mikheil Saakashvili’s party has agreed to support a set of the constitutional amendments which will limit the powers of the president, but only if Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili’s coalition lacks the required votes. The Georgian […]

Georgia’s new ambassador to the US

By | March 20th, 2013|Categories: News|Tags: |

Georgia’s new ambassador to the US, Archil Gegeshidze. (Radio Liberty.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s new ambassador to the US will continue his activity just like his predecessors did. Newly appointed ambassador Archil Gegeshidze Tuesday said President Mikheil Saakashvili for month didn’t sign the document about […]

Former AC Milan player Kaladze to hold final match

By | March 20th, 2013|Categories: News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch–The former AC Milan player who is became Georgia’s Energy Minister plans to hold a farewell football match in the end of May. Kakhi Kaladze, who played for Milan in 2001-2010 and 2010-2012 for Genoa, originally planned to hold a final symbolic […]