Friday, December 5, 2025

Ivanishvhili and Kaladze lost their appeal

Bidzina Ivanishvili (left) and Kakhi Kaladze were fined for withdrawing money from their private bank accounts without telling authorities what it was for. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – The Appeals Court in Tbilisi rejected an appeal by the leader of the opposition Georgian Dream coalition and a former AC Milan player. This means that the decision by Tbilisi City Court to fine them stands.

Bidzina Ivanishvili was fined USD 12.3

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Former AC Milan player Kakhi Kaladze fined USD 10 million

Kakhi Kaladze fined 10 million USD by Saakashvili's "nanny state". Lawyers say there is no law in Georgia which makes it illegal to withdraw money from a bank account without explaining to authorities what it is going to be spent on. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – A well-known football player who left his career to join the opposition Georgian Dream coalition was on Friday fined 17 million lari for not doing as he was told by the State Audit Office.

Kakhi Kaladze’s property was also seized, but he doesn’t

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Seizure continues against staff of Ivanishvili linked bank

Nodar Javakhishvili, former bank director, thinks the government's action has to do with a recent donation of his to the opposition Georgian Dream party. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – The bank accounts of the director and seven employees of Cartu Bank were seized today. The bank is known as being connected to the opposition Georgian Dream bloc.

Nodar Javakhishvili today told journalists that the seizure has connection to a

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Takeover of Ivanishvili company runs its course

Imeda Nikuradze was sentenced to 20 days administrative detention for resisting the police during the takeover. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – A lawyer for a company affiliated with the largest opposition bloc in Georgia has been sentenced to twenty days administrative detention for resisting police.

His lawyers say Tbilisi City Court’s decision was illegal and are going to appeal.

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Speaker of Parliament is abusing his position

Speaker of Parliament Davit Bakradze is bringing with him employees of the parliament to do campaigning for the National Movement party. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Now that the date of Georgia’s parliamentary elections has been set to October 1, political parties are under certain restrictions set by law, that last until Election Day.

One restriction is that it is prohibited to use administrative resources for campaigning.

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USA: democratic transfer of power is needed

TBILISI, DFWatch – America will be expecting to see a democratic transition of power in Georgia in the presidential election in 2013, Deputy Secretary of State William Burns said during a press briefing here in Tbilisi yesterday. Reactions have varied from the opposition seizing on the use of the phrase “transition of power” as a … Read more