TBILISI, DFWatch — The moving of former interior minister Bacho Akhalaia from one prison to another was done because other inmates had threatened to kill him, according to Justice Minister Tea Tsulukiani.
After Akhalaia was detained for abusing powers, illegal
A detained former government official has been moved from a prison scandalized by revelations of torture to another prison, which is known for holding so-called thieves in law.
Former interior minister Bacho Akhalaia is in detention awaiting trial for abuse of power,
TBILISI, DFWatch — NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly criticizes the new government for putting pressure on the public broadcaster and local government and asks it to refrain from politically motivated arrests.
The resolution was passed Monday in Prague at the 58. annual
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,
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,
TBILISI, DFWatch — The father of Bacho Akhalaia, the ex-minister who is jailed while awaiting trial for beating subordinates, demands an investigation of the defense minister.
Bacho Akhalaia was detained November 7 for abuse of powers and illegal deprivation
TBILISI, DFWatch — A former minister and Saakashvili’s loyalist thought to have been engaged in prison abuse, will serve his seven week preliminary detention at Gldani prison, where most of the torture took place.
Bacho Akhalaia was prison minister from 2005 to
TBILISI, DFWatch — Tbilisi City Court has decided that Bacho Akhalaia is to be kept in pretrial detention until the next hearing in the case on December 25. Two military officers were released against a USD 12 000 bail each.
The hearing started at 14:00 on Friday
TBILISI, DFWatch — 29 members of parliament (MPs) have declared their support for a former government minister, claiming that the case is politically motivated and that testimonies presented by the prosecutor’s office are insufficient reason for detaining him.
TBILISI, DFWatch — A former interior minister and two military officers are appearing in court Friday for a preliminary detention hearing.
Tbilisi City Court is hearing the case of Bacho Akhalia, former interior minister, Giorgi Kalandadze,