TBILISI, April 23 – Threats of sanctions from Kaja Kallas on Monday triggered a sharp rebuke from Tbilisi, with one parliamentarian accusing the EU foreign policy chief of ‘trampling on the basic democratic principle that people choose their government.’ Commenting ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg on Monday, Kallas stated that ... Read more
TBILISI, April 23 – Georgia has appointed Sulkhan Tamazashvili as minister of internal affairs in a wider government reshuffle that also changes the chain of command around the country’s security institutions. Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced the move at a press conference in the government administration on Tuesday, April 21. Tamazashvili had been serving as ... Read more
TBILISI, April 22 – A Tbilisi court on Wednesday upheld the pretrial detention order against former Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia in the June 20 case, as prosecutors and defense lawyers again clashed over whether witness testimony links him to the injuries suffered during the 2019 protest crackdown. The judge left in force the detention measure ... Read more
TBILISI, April 22 – A Tbilisi court on Wednesday left opposition politician Aleko Elisashvili in pretrial detention, rejecting defense efforts to secure his release in one of Georgia’s most closely watched criminal cases. Elisashvili, an opposition figure charged over the alleged attempted commission of a terrorist act at Tbilisi City Court, will remain in custody ... Read more
