Friday, December 5, 2025

Georgia’s former ruling party fires senior functionaries

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Giorgi Oniani. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The infighting in the United National Movement (UNM) continued on Wednesday as 20 members from the main opposition party’s central administration were dismissed.

The dismissal impacted mostly those who side with Saakashvili loyalist Chiora Taktakishvili,

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Georgian Lawyer's Association chair attacked by rebel members

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Zaza Khatiashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–In Georgian Lawyer’s Association, some of the members have started procedures to dismiss their chairman.

The rebel members claim the reason is that Zaza Khatiashvili is a supporter of the former ruling party, the National Movement, and also that he

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Bacho Akhalaia's lawyer released on bail

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Giorgi Oniani. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi City Court has released the lawyer of a former defense minister against a 20 000 lari (USD 12 000) bail.

Goga Oniani, a former high police official during Saakashvili who now is a lawyer representing the ex-minister Bacho Akhalaia, is charged

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Former police official and Bacho Akhalaia lawyer detained

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Giorgi Oniani. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Prosecutor’s Office in Georgia has ordered the detention of a lawyer for former Defense Minister Bacho Akhalaia.

Giorgi Oniani is charged with abuse of power, falsification of evidence about especially grave crime and purposeful unlawful

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