Friday, December 5, 2025

Court rejects appeal from ex-mayor

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Suspended Tbilisi mayor Gigi Ugulava lost his appeal and must remain in detention. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Appeal’s Court in Georgia rejected an appeal from former Tbilisi Mayor Gigi Ugulava and he must therefore remain in detention.

Ugulava is charged with embezzlement of more than one million lari from parking fees.

His lawyers say they 

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Seven fined after Friday's scuffle about ex-mayor's detention

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The court building in Tbilisi. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Seven people were Saturday fined 100 lari (USD 60) each for hooliganism after being detained the day before in a violent disturbance outside Tbilisi City Court.

The violence happened after the court had decided to place former Mayor

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Four detained in outburst of violence outside Tbilisi court

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Former Member of Parliament Kote Gabashvili was one of the detained National Movement supporters. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Supporters of the National Movement were Friday night involved in a violent disturbance outside Tbilisi City Court, after it decided to place former Mayor Gigi Ugulava in pre-trial detention.

Several of its representatives were detained by police 

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Former mayor detained at Tbilisi airport

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Former Tbilisi mayor Gigi Ugulava was detained at the city’s airport. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Former Mayor Gigi Ugulava was detained Thursday morning at Tbilisi airport as he was about to leave for Ukraine. He is accused of money laundering.

The Finance Ministry’s investigation service on Monday brought new charges against

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Court to decide bail conditions for former Tbilisi mayor

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Former Tbilisi Mayor Gigi Ugulava is charged with embezzlement of money from parking fees. He vigorously denies the charges. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Prosecutor’s Office in Georgia has asked the court to set a 50,000 lari (USD 30,000) bail for former Tbilisi mayor Gigi Ugulava in a case involving embezzlement of money from parking fees.

The office on Tuesday also asked Tbilisi City

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Tbilisi mayor withdraws court case

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Former Tbilisi mayor Gigi Ugulava. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Tbilisi mayor who was removed from office has called off his lawsuit to get back his job, calling the whole justice system ridiculous.

Gigi Ugulava, who was elected mayor of Tbilisi in 2010, at a time when most of the international community

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