Daily Archives: January 26, 2017

Georgian soldier freed by Kiev despite Russian extradition request

By | January 26th, 2017|Categories: News|Tags: , |

(Censor.net.) TBILISI, DFWatch–A Georgian volunteer soldier in Ukraine was released from pre-trial detention Thursday evening, thus avoiding extradition to Russia, where he is accused of a murder in 2003. Gia Tsertsvadze thanked his supporters as he left prison but declined making further comments. […]

Georgian PM lectures EPP head on separation of powers

By | January 26th, 2017|Categories: News|Tags: , , |

From left to right: Giga Bokeria, Joseph Daul, Gigi Ugulava, Davit Bakradze and Gigi Tsereteli. TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s prime minister gave an EU politician a lesson in the separation of powers in democracies on Tuesday, explaining that a government cannot interfere in decisions made by the courts. Giorgi Kvirikashvili, the head of government […]

Georgian volunteer soldier’s arrest in Kiev stirs controversy in Georgia

By | January 26th, 2017|Categories: News|Tags: , , |

(Protest at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Tbilisi, Jan. 23. On.ge.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The top prosecutor in Ukraine is calling off a criminal case against a Georgian man who volunteered to fight in the war in Donbass. The man is accused of a murder in Sochi in 2003 and risks extradition to Russia. His defense lawyer at the trial […]