Saturday, August 23, 2025

Suspect arrested for blowing up MP's car days before election

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The police confiscated explosives and weapons in the apartment of one of the suspects. (police.ge)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A man was arrested Monday in Georgia, accused of involvement in the blowing up of MP Givi Targamadze’s car just days before the parliamentary election.

The man, born in 1976, was arrested as part of the investigation into the explosion

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Georgian MP's car explodes near Freedom Sq in Tbilisi

TBILISI, DFWatch–An apparent car bomb exploded in central Tbilisi Tuesday night, targeting the car of a member of parliament for the National Movement. The car’s owner MP Givi Targamadze was sitting in the front passenger seat as it exploded. He was not seriously injured. Georgia’s deputy interior minister, who was at the scene, said five … Read more

Givi Targamadze questioned about police leaks

UNM Member of Parliament Givi Targamadze was questioned by prosecutors in Saturday. A police employee was fired last week for leaking information to Targamadze.
Givi Targamadze. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–MP Givi Targamadze was Saturday questioned for nine hours in a case related to the leaking of information from the Interior Ministry.

More than a week ago, a Georgian Interior Ministry employee was fired for allegedly handing over secret information

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Ten police employees fired in Georgia for leaking information

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One of the policemen sent information to National Movement politician Givi Targamadze. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–An employee of the Georgian Interior Ministry was sacked Thursday because he allegedly had been handing over secret information to parliament member Givi Targamadze from the National Movement.

Nine other police employees were also fired

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One more brutal murder case from 2008 reopened

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Nino Giorgobiani, spokesperson for the Ministry of Internal Affairs. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A few days before the local elections, the Interior Ministry in Georgia has gone public with details of yet one more crime conducted by Saakashvili’s government in which opponents were treated with a brutality reminiscent of Scorsese movies.

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Saakashvili confidente financed Russian revolutionairies

Russian police presented evidence that Saakashvili loyalist Givi Targamadze financed leftist revolt in Russia. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch — Russian police have published new evidence which seems to strengthen the case that Georgian politicians tried to foment social unrest in Russia.

The evidence relates to the connections between the Russian opposition and the Georgian

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