TBILISI, September 19 – Three former senior Georgian officials have testified in the criminal trial of exiled former prime minister Giorgi Gakharia over a police checkpoint near the breakaway South Ossetia region. Prosecutors claimed the testimony confirmed that Gakharia acted without consulting the three. The hearing took place behind closed doors at Tbilisi City Court … Read more
TBILISI, September 15 – Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party says it will ask the Constitutional Court to ban former prime minister Giorgi Gakharia’s party, For Georgia. Majority leader Irakli Kirtskhalia announced the move on Monday, saying the party would be added to a constitutional lawsuit already seeking to outlaw the United National Movement, Coalition for … Read more
TBILISI, July 8 – Former Georgian prime minister Giorgi Gakharia has accused the ruling Georgian Dream party of failing to defend Georgia’s national interests abroad, saying his own team is trying to do that work at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly session in The Hague. Gakharia, who now leads the opposition party Gakharia for Georgia, wrote … Read more
TBILISI, June 27 – Former prime minister Giorgi Gakharia said Saturday that being in the opposition in Georgia has become a physical safety risk, after a confrontation in parliament on Friday left one of his party colleagues needing medical assistance. The incident took place during a tense political session in parliament, where Prime Minister Irakli … Read more
TBILISI, April 22 – A Tbilisi court on Wednesday upheld the pretrial detention order against former Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia in the June 20 case, as prosecutors and defense lawyers again clashed over whether witness testimony links him to the injuries suffered during the 2019 protest crackdown. The judge left in force the detention measure … Read more
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, February 20 – A Tbilisi court has upheld a pre-trial detention measure against exiled former Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia in a case linked to events near the village of Chorchana along the occupation line with breakaway South Ossetia. The decision was delivered on Thursday by Tbilisi City Court during a pre-trial hearing. The … Read more
TBILISI, December 11 – Europe’s human rights court has ruled that Georgia was responsible for several violations during and after the breakup of a riot in June, 2019 dubbed the “Gavrilov Night”. The court found Georgia at fault for excessive police force, botched investigations and breaches of free speech and assembly, while also confirming that … Read more
TBILISI, November 13 – A court in Georgia has ordered the pre-trial detention of former prime minister Giorgi Gakharia, escalating a political and legal drama that now spans two major criminal cases and a bitter war of words between the former leader and the ruling party. The ruling came Thursday in Tbilisi City Court. Judge … Read more
TBILISI, October 28 – Georgia’s political scene heated up Tuesday as former Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia’s party finally took its 12 seats in parliament after nearly a year-long boycott, and immediately clashed with lawmakers from the ruling Georgian Dream party. The session opened with parliamentary speaker Shalva Papuashvili greeting the opposition newcomers with a jab: … Read more