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Georgian president pardons 95 prisoners in connection with Easter

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President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili on Wednesday pardoned 95 prisoners in connection with Orthodox Easter.

The pardon decree was issued on April 27, and 69 of the pardoned prisoners have already left jail, according to Zviad Koridze,

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Over thirty witnesses questioned in pardon-fixing case

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Aleko Elisashvili, city council member and former head of the president’s pardon commission.

TBILISI, DFWatch–The question of whether politicians tried to use their influence to fast-track the pardoning of certain prisoners was no closer to being settled Wednesday, after prosecutors had questioned at least 30 people.

Prosecutor Koka Katsitadze said he doesn’t

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Did government officials interfere with pardoning of prisoners?

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Aleko Elisashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Government officials tried to pressure the president’s pardon commission into releasing certain prisoners, former commission head Aleko Elisashvili claims.

The current head of the pardon commission, Zviad Koridze, says he can confirm Elisashvili’s

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Georgian Orthodox Church clarifies statement about pardoning prisoners

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TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian Orthodox Church issued a short statement Sunday evening explaining that Patiarch Ilia II never meant to ask for legislative amendments to grant him the right to pardon prisoners.

December 5, the patriarch attended a performance by women prisoners at Rustaveli Theatre,

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