TBILISI, DFWatch – Tbilisi City Court once more issued a fine to Saakashvili’s main competitor Bidzina Ivanishvi. The case was brought by the State Audit Office, which accused the businessman of illegally donating to his own party and fined him 20 243 827 lari,
Month: August 2012
Former AC Milan player Kakhi Kaladze fined USD 10 million
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
Groups raise the alarm about the election campaign
TBILISI, DFWatch – Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Georgia appeal to international observers, organizations and diplomatic corps to look closer at the what is happening before the October 1 election.
The groups have been monitoring the election processes
Ancient military wall unearthed in Tbilisi
TBILISI, DFWatch – An ancient wall has been discovered during rehabilitation works in the center of Tbilisi.
The oldest layer of the fence dates back to the fifth century C.E., but the castle fragments, which are perfectly retained, were built between the twelfth
16 people fined for illegal campaign donations
TBILISI, DFWatch – 16 Georgians have been fined by Tbilisi City Court for donating money to an opposition party.
The court fined supporters of Georgian Dream five times the amount they had donated.
Among those fined are the director of Cartu Bank and 7 employees who
Transparency International criticizes Georgian TV
TBILISI, DFWatch – According to a new survey, both the government and the opposition in Georgia are trying to control the media.
The authors of the report, Transparency International Georgia’s (TI), think that the government and the opposition are trying to have an
Journalist stalkers in Georgia continue unhindered
TBILISI, DFWatch – For more than a month, journalists with an opposition-leaning news service in Georgia have been followed around by a group of unknown people while trying to do their work.
The stalkers carry cameras and microphones, but do not appear to have an
Georgia's small broadcasters protest strict campaign rules
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s National Communications Commission (GNCC) claims that broadcasters will be forced to air free political commercials, even if they don’t air paid commercials. Regional broadcasters say it is an incorrect interpretation of the law, which will
Seizure continues against staff of Ivanishvili linked bank
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
Audit office wants to know opposition leader's spending
TBILISI, DFWatch – The financial monitoring service of Georgia’s state audit office accuses Bidzina Ivanishvili and his partner, a former professional football player, of withdrawing money from their own accounts, and calls on both of them to return the money to