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TBILISI, DFWatch — The majority in parliament has picked a former employee of Transparency International as candidate for ombudsman.
Nina Khatiskatsi was fired by TI Georgia shortly before the parliamentary election, allegedly for political reasons.
Who will fill
TBILISI, DFWatch — The Secretary of Georgia’s National Security Council says that the detention of the former interior minister and head of the General Headquarters is ‘an alarming signal’.
The only legal move which can slightly simplify the situation
TBILISI, DFWatch — In Poti, a city on Georgia’s Black Sea coast, the port is paralyzed by a strike.
The port is important not only because it connects South Caucasus to the outside world but also because it is an important transit hub for the flow of goods
TBILISI, DFWatch — The head of the General Headquarters and the Commander of the Fourth Brigade were detained overnight. This follows after a former defense minister was detained hours before. All are accused of abusing their power.
Giorgi Kalandadze, Head of
TBILISI, DFWatch — A strongman from the former government, associated with most of the torture cases in the prisons, was Tuesday night detained after four hours of interrogation at the prosecutor’s office.
Bacho Akhalaia, a firm Saakashvili loyalist and former government official,
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia’s Energy Minister says Enguri hydro power station has not been sold but is the property of Georgia. He says there were negotiations regarding the facility but they were suspended.
Energy Minister Kakhi Kaladze does not comment about
TBILISI, DFWatch — Bacho Akhalaia, a firm Saakashvili loyalist and former government official, has been ordered to appear at the prosecutor’s office for interrogation today at 20:30.
Archil Kbilashvili, Georgia’s new Chief Prosecutor, said at a special
TBILISI, DFWatch — A loud discussion broke out in parliament today while lawmakers were trying to agree on who should chair a commission which will investigate former government officials.
The National Movement Party of President Saakashvili, which is now in minority,
Money donated to families affected by a severe hailstorm in July has been returned to the Prime Minister, who donated it while he was in opposition earlier this year.
Bidzina Ivanishvili, a former businessman and now prime minister, whose fortune is 6 billion dollars,
TBILISI, DFWatch — A former government official seen by many as the main architect of the torture in Georgia’s prisons says he has returned after leaving the country shortly after the parliamentary election.
Bacho Akhalaia, who served as prison minister for three years, then defense minister for three