TBILISI, November 20 – Tbilisi’s City Court has sentenced former Georgian defense minister Irakli Okruashvili to seven years in prison over a controversial 2004 police killing that shook the country during the early days of the Saakashvili administration. In the same ruling Wednesday, the court decided that ex-chief prosecutor Zurab Adeishvili, accused in the same … Read more
TBILISI, DFWatch–A former police officer was shot and killed outside Tbilisi Friday night. A former deputy interior minister was seriously injured.
The deceased is Revaz Kalomletsavi, a cousin of the injured, Levan Gvazava, who is in hospital with bullet-inflicted
TBILISI, DFWatch–A prisoner serving time for drug related crime claims he was forced to carry out a murder in 2008, but the plan was called off.
The prisoner’s story was discovered by the Georgian ombudsman, who recommended that the case be investigated
TBILISI, DFWatch–Police have detained two former policemen involved in the Robakidze case; a police operation in 2004 which led to the death of a 19-year old man.
The two, Maizer Liparteliani and Levan Lobzhanidze, were detained Monday evening because they changed
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili made a rare appearance on a TV talk show and spoke about his own and his government’s errors.
Saakashvili was invited to Channel 1 to answer
TBILISI, DFWatch–The public defender and several major non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Georgia condemn Rustavi 2 TV for airing the footage of the 2004 police raid which killed a teenager.
The Robakidze incident has been in the focus of the public interest
TBILISI, DFWatch–An independent expert claims that a video which was released a few days ago regarding Buta Robakidze’s murder, is edited.
Marika Toklikishvili, who is an expert on audio and video footage, said at a press conference Thursday that even at first look,
TBILISI, DFWatch–Saakashvili faithful TV station Rustavi 2 has aired a 5-minute clip which appears to free police of culpability for the death of nineteen year-old Buta Robakidze, who was shot during a police operation on November 24, 2004.
But the clip, the source
TBILISI, DFWatch–New details have been revealed about the murder of Buta Robakidze, while the former head of the interior minister’s press office was detained.
Guram Donadze was charged for abuse of powers. Specifically, he is accused of ordering the filming of