Saturday, January 24, 2026

Georgian PM castigates dismissed defense minister

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Irakli Garibashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili castigated former Defense Minister Irakli Alasania on Thursday, calling him ‘a traitor’ and ‘an opportunist’.

“What Alasania did, is a betrayal of the victory of 2012 and an attempt to deceive the Georgian

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One party leaves Georgia's govt coalition in midst of political crisis

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Irakli Alasania announced Wednesday evening that the Free Democrats Party is leaving the government coalition. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The government coalition in Georgia is in its worst crisis till now, as one party leaves and questions are raised about its western oriented course.

Two ministers resigned in protest against the dismissal of the defense minister the day before, but the crisis

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Georgian PM fires defense minister over corruption case

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Irakli Alasania said he believes his dismissal was political. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian PM Irakli Garibashvili dismissed his defense minister Tuesday evening, hours after the Prosecutor’s Office brought charges against six more Defense Ministry officials.

The sacked minister, Irakli Alasania, was one of the most

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Deputy defense minister protests against unfair questioning

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Deputy Defense Minister Aleksandre Batiashvili. (Pirveli.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A deputy defense minister in Georgia protested against ‘a number of violations’ on Monday after spending about ten hours in questioning about a corruption case involving defense officials.

Alexi Batiashvili has status as witness in the case

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Prosecutors and MoD quarrel: who is keeping corruption case secret?

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Prosecutor’s Office. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–As five defense officials remain in pre-trial detention on corruption charges, the Defense Ministry and Prosecutor’s Office are quarreling over whose fault it is that the case documents remain classified.

The five, who were detained October 28,

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