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Georgian opposition leader demands faster trial
TBILISI, December 30 – A court case against two senior figures linked to Georgia’s former ruling party moved slowly forward in Tbilisi on Tuesday, as defense complaints over delays were echoed by concerns raised by the country’s Public Defender. Proceedings are under way at Tbilisi City Court against Levan Khabeishvili, political council chairman of the…
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Georgia arrests four in broad anti-corruption sweep
TBILISI, December 28 -Georgia’s security services say four people were arrested and 11 charged after a nationwide anti-corruption operation carried out on Saturday. At a briefing, the Anti-Corruption Agency under the State Security Service of Georgia said investigators opened four separate criminal cases involving fraud, bribery and counterfeit currency. Searches and covert investigative measures were…
Opinion
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Russia’s next target may be the South Caucasus
Peace in the Russia–Ukraine war does not yet seem close, but neither is it impossibly distant. It is clear that Russia will, for some time, continue its efforts to achieve its maximalist goals in this war. However, the serious difficulties now visible in Russia’s economy and financial system are steadily reducing Moscow’s ability to continue…
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Who will own Krtsanisi and Gonio?
Political scientist Paata Sheshelidze questions the government’s plan to partner with major Gulf developers on vast new real estate complexes in Tbilisi and on the Black Sea, saying the public still does not know what, exactly, the country is agreeing to. Sheshelidze, president of the New Economic School and a former politician, told Interpressnews that…