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TBILISI, November 4 – The corruption trial of Georgia’s jailed former prime minister Irakli Garibashvili has been closed to the public after prosecutors argued that testimony could reveal state secrets or other confidential information. Judge Tamar Mchedlishvili granted the prosecution’s request Monday as Tbilisi City Court began substantive hearings in the case, Interpressnews reported. Garibashvili … Read more
TBILISI, November 3 – The testimony of a former official has strengthened the case of exiled former prime minister Giorgi Gakharia. Maia Tskitishvili, who was infrastructure and regional development minister at the time, testified Monday as a defense witness in the case over a Georgian police checkpoint established near the dividing line with Russian-backed South … Read more
TBILISI, October 30 – Georgia’s environmental inspectors have stepped up patrols around a mountain resort after its founder said near-daily gunfire was frightening guests and causing some to leave early. Interpressnews reported that Tamaz Mchedlidze, founder of the Bioli Wellness Resort, raised the alarm on social media, describing repeated shooting around the property and suggesting … Read more
TBILISI, October 29 – More people convicted over Georgia’s protests are entering plea agreements with prosecutors. Some have already been released from prison and others are seeking similar deals. The latest agreements were approved Wednesday for Murtaz Zodelava, Lasha Beridze, Guri Zhvania and Irakli Chkhvirkia, all four sentenced in the ‘October 4′ case. All four … Read more
TBILISI, October 29 – Georgia’s parliament has approved a new legal category for large international gambling tournaments, offering tax breaks to events with multimillion-lari prize funds and predominantly foreign participation. The rules will regulate live poker competitions, which bring players together for a series of elimination events over several days. Under the legislation, an international … Read more
TBILISI, October 28 – Pupils at Tbilisi Public School No. 10 have waited eight years for a replacement building. Next year, they may finally get one. Parents and pupils blocked Tbilisi’s Dadiani Street on Monday, demanding that construction be completed and the children returned to their own school. According to the protesters, the old building … Read more
TBILISI, October 27 – Georgian households could soon pay different rates for gas and water depending on how much they use, under a bill passed by parliament in its first reading Tuesday. The proposal would give Georgia’s energy and water regulator, GNERC, the power to set different household tariffs based on consumption. Parliament is considering … Read more
TBILISI, October 27 – Georgia’s Constitutional Court is continuing hearings on a lawsuit seeking to ban five opposition parties, with the case moving from procedural disputes into arguments over whether the groups acted together against the constitutional order. The case opened on October 21 before a seven-judge panel. It was filed by 88 members of … Read more
TBILISI, October 27 – Georgia’s justice minister says authorities are considering removing the director of Prison No. 8 in northern Tbilisi after an alleged inmate beating incident at the facility. Justice Minister Paata Salia said Tuesday that no final decision had yet been made about prison director Ramaz Pirtskhalava. “At this stage, we are still … Read more
TBILISI, October 17 – Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Armenia on Friday, discussing bilateral ties and tensions in the Middle East. The meeting drew criticism from U.S. Congressman Joe Wilson. The talks took place in Yerevan on the sidelines of COP17, the UN biodiversity conference. According to the Georgian … Read more