TBILISI, April 15 – Georgia’s opposition has asked the country’s president to pardon four jailed miners from the western town of Chiatura. The appeal came from the opposition party For Georgia, led by exiled former Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia. Speaking in parliament on Tuesday, MP Shalva Kereselidze said the party would send a formal petition … Read more
TBILISI, DFWatch–A lawyer working for Georgian Manganese was arrested for corruption on Tuesday.
Mirian Bichikashvili is accused of commercial bribery, the Finance Ministry said.
Georgian Manganese owns mines in the small town of Chiatura as well as the ferro-alloy plant
TBILISI, DFWatch–The company Georgian Manganese, which owns manganese mines in Chiatura and a ferro-alloy plant in Zestaponi, lost a court case against the government on Tuesday and must pay a 200 million laris (USD over 88.2 million) tax penalty
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Manganese is temporarily shutting down its mines western Georgia for four months due to a low demand for manganese.
GM owns the mines in Chiatura, a mountain town in the western Imereti province.
According to a statement issued
