Daily Archives: December 27, 2013

Saakashvili era official charged with Abu Ghraib-style abuse

By | December 27th, 2013|Categories: News|Tags: |

Megis Kardava. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–A former official in the Saakashvili regime has been charged in a case involving Abu Ghraib-style sexually degrading treatment of detainees. Megis Kardava, who has held several positions at law enforcement bodies in Georgia, has been out of the country […]

Tbilisi mayor loses appeal

By | December 27th, 2013|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: |

Gigi Ugulava. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–A decision by the city court to suspend Tbilisi Mayor Gigi Ugulava pending a corruption trial has been upheld in the Appeals Court. Both the Prosecutor’s Office and Ugulava’s defense lawyers appealed the city court’s decision. The Prosecutor’s […]