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Police: No pressure used against musician

Journalist Lekso Machavariani holds up a photo of musician Beka Gochiashvili during a demonstration in front of Georgian Public Broadcaster January 15, 2013. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch — The Ministry of Internal Affairs has finished looking into what happened when a well-known musician was questioned, and says it did not find any indications that he was pressured.

Beka Gochiashvili, 16, a jazz pianist who lives in the US but

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Tight security around Kutaisi hearing

Eggs were thrown on the car of National Movement parliamentarian Akaki Bobokhidze after the last public hearing, which was in Zugdidi Jan. 15. (Info9.)

TBILISI, DFWatch — Another public hearing is ongoing in Kutaisi to discuss constitutional amendments about changing the location of parliament and limiting the president’s power.

Members of parliament from the majority Georgian Dream and the minority National

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Further charges against Tbilisi vice mayor

Shota Khizanishvili was the number two in the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the last period of the National Movement's time in government. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch — Deputy Mayor of Tbilisi, Shota Khizanishvili, was given an additional charge in relation with the disappearance of Besik Surmava, a former security guard for Bidzina Ivanishvili.

Surmava disappeared shortly before the parliamentary election,

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Musician says he was pressured by police

Recognizable faces of the National Movement party demonstrated in support of Beka Gochiashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch — A well-known Georgian musician claims he was harassed by police during a short stay in Georgia.

Beka Gochiashvili, 16, a jazz pianist who lives in the US but spent his holidays here in Georgia, told the TV station Rustavi 2 about the incident

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