Monday, April 27, 2026

Ex-minister 'locked 17 soldiers in for 3 days'

One of the Saakashvili faithfuls, ex-minister Bacho Akhalaia, is charged with locking 17 soldiers up in a cold bathroom for 36 hours because they didn't do their morning exercise. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia’s chief prosecutor on Tuesday revealed details about additional charges that were slapped on top of an already serious abuse case against former interior minister and Saakashvili faithful Bacho Akhalaia.

The former prison minister,

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Saakashvili says NATO is critical of detentions

President Mikheil Saakashvili (left) met NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (right) in Prague Monday. (Official photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch — President Mikheil Saakashvili says he can’t remember having heard such a critical tone before from NATO regarding Georgia.

He was responding to a statement by NATO’s Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who said he was

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Ex-minister accused of torture

The jailed ex-minister Bacho Akhalaia is now formally accused of torture. His next court appearance will be December 25. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch — A jailed former minister was Monday handed additional charges under a section of the law which deals with torture.

The torture charge against Bacho Akhalaia — a close personal ally of President Saakashvili and former prison minister,

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Ivanishvili met Barroso in Brussels

Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili (left) met President of the EU Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso (right) in Brussels Monday. (Official photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia’s Prime Minister today held meeting with the President of the European Commission in Brussels.

José Manuel Barroso congratulated him on being appointed as prime minister and underlined the importance of his first visit to Brussels.

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Officers accused of abusing staff suspended

General Giorgi Kalandadze has been suspended as he awaits trial for allegedly abusing subordinates. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch — Two military officers who were detained together with a former interior minister for abuse of powers, were on Sunday suspended.

Giorgi Kalandadze a month ago was appointed to the post of head of the general headquarters. November 7 he was detained

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