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TBILISI, DFwatch–A former defense minister returned to Georgia Wednesday morning, accompanied by his family, to answer questions from investigators if it becomes necessary. So far, there are no charges against him.
(Updated with comments from the Prosecutor’s Office
TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili is still Georgia’s richest person, but his fortune has shrunk by USD 1.1 billion to USD 5.3 billion, according to a new rating by Forbes Magazine.
On Forbes’s new list of the world’s richest people in 2013, Bidzina
TBILISI, DFWatch–The supervisory board of Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) has dismissed the company’s chairman because he fired the news chief, allegedly for political reasons.
After the change of government in Georgia, TV channels have gone through a period of
TBILISI, DFWatch–The level of inflation did not significantly change in February, 2013, compared to the preceding month.
According to Georgian National Statistics Department, GeoStat, the national currency is up by 0.3 percent.
Price changes in the following
TBILISI, DFWatch–A former high official in the Georgian prison system admits guilt in a case of mistreatment and torture of prisoners, but says he was a victim of the Saakashvili regime.Gaga Mkurnalidze, former deputy chairman of the Prison Department, is one of 17
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili claims that billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili came to power in 2012 thanks to a group of Georgian exiles in Russia who provided funding and support.
As he returned from a trip to Azerbaijan last week, Saakashvili
TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili says his meeting with President Mikheil Saakashvili was an exercise in futility.
Summing up today’s conversation with Saakashvili, he opened with asking the journalists:
“You have met with the president, did you
TBILISI, DFWatch–President Mikheil Saakashvili says three main challenges are facing democracy in Georgia: establishing independent courts, to end pressure against the media and to stop political persecution.
He said this after a meeting with Prime Minister Bidzina
TBILISI, DFWatch–The latest snowfall has made driving conditions so poor that the road from the winter resort Gudauri to the village Kobi has been closed for all traffic.
On other roads there are restrictions from some types of traffic.
Along the road section from
TBILISI, DFWatch–Expectations are high before a meeting between Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili and President Mikheil Saakashvili now at 15:00 Monday to solve a crisis over the constitution.
Saakashvili has arrived at the government office in his electric car – this time with an escort