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Georgian president rejects politically motivated pardons

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President Giorgi Margvelashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has rejected a call by his predecessor Mikheil Saakashvili that it is a test of ‘decency’ to pardon three former top government officials who are convicted of crimes committed while in office.

Saakashvili, who is now

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Supporters of controversial ex-official rally outside PM's residence

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(Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Supporters of Georgia’s former regime demonstrated outside the house of the prime minister on Sunday. Outraged passers-by confronted them, and several people were detained in the scuffle.

The protesters demanded that the courts are freed from

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Two former counterintelligence officials arrested in Georgia

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Guram Donadze was also questioned, but said he had nothing to do with the fake video. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Chief Prosecutor in Georgia has ordered the arrest of former officials at the Constitutional Security Department (CSD), after they were questioned about the cases against Bacho and Data Akhalaia.

Former CSD head Levan Kardava and Giorgi

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Bacho Akhalaia's lawyer released on bail

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Giorgi Oniani. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi City Court has released the lawyer of a former defense minister against a 20 000 lari (USD 12 000) bail.

Goga Oniani, a former high police official during Saakashvili who now is a lawyer representing the ex-minister Bacho Akhalaia, is charged

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Former police official and Bacho Akhalaia lawyer detained

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Giorgi Oniani. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Prosecutor’s Office in Georgia has ordered the detention of a lawyer for former Defense Minister Bacho Akhalaia.

Giorgi Oniani is charged with abuse of power, falsification of evidence about especially grave crime and purposeful unlawful

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