Friday, December 5, 2025

State auditor shown holding pistol in bar in new online video

Lasha Tordia pointing a pistol at the staff of P.A.M. Club in Tbilisi.
Lasha Tordia (far left) apparently brandishing a pistol at PAM Club last December. 

TBILISI, DFWatch–A new video of a public auditor pointing a pistol in a bar last December further undermined his claim that a recent fight with an ex-prosecutor was corruption related.

The video surfaced on the Internet on Wednesday, and shows state auditor Lasha Tordia

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Top state auditor stays away from police questioning for health reasons

Otar Partskhaladze. (Rustavi 2.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The head of Georgia’s state audit office refused to be questioned by police on Monday, after alleging that a former chief prosecutor attacked him at a bar Friday night.

Lasha Tordia excused himself on the grounds of his poor health condition after Friday’s incident

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Prison Ministry questions former interior minister about threats

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Former Interior Minister Vano Merabishvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Prison Ministry staff have questioned former Interior Minister Vano Merabishvili about his statement about being taken from his cell and threatened by the chief prosecutor.

Merabishvili said in December that he was brought out of his cell and taken

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Unexplained resignations in Georgia's prosecution apparatus

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The Georgian Chief Prosecutor’s office. (Official photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–It is not known why two deputies to the Georgian chief prosecutor have resigned, and the Tbilisi prosecutor was replaced a few days ago.

Lasha Natsvlishvili resigned November 21, just as a new chief prosecutor was appointed. In his letter of

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