TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili on Sunday pardoned 54 prisoners. Two of them are minors, and one is a woman.
The pardoning took palce in connection with Epiphany, a holiday usually celebrated on January 19. It is regular practice for the
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia has released 87 prisoners in connection with New Year’s Day. Four of the released are women and 83 are men, according to the Prison Ministry.
The decision was made by the ministry’s pardon commission, one of two such bodies that recommend
TBILISI, DFWatch–President Giorgi Margvelashvili signed his first decree to pardon 75 prisoners on Wednesday.
According to the head of the president’s administration Lasha Abashidze, 54 of the prisoners were released, 14 got their sentence reduced to half, while
TBILISI, DFWatch–The president’s pardon commission gave a positive recommendation in 54 of recent applications from prisoners.
The commission which is one of two such bodies, the other one part of the government, was recently staffed by the
TBILISI, DFWatch–President Giorgi Margvelashvili has replaced some of the members of the presidential pardon commission, one of two commissions which review applications from prisoners for reduced sentence or early release.
Aleksandre Elisashvili, a well-known
TBILISI, DFWatch–151 prisoners were let out of jail on Saturday, after a session of the prison ministry’s pardon commission held at the women’s facility in Rustavi, 20 km away from the capital.
The commission discussed 700 applications for reduced sentence or
TBILISI, DFWatch–The pardon commission has sent the president a list of more than 150 prisoners who they recommend be pardoned.
Public Defender Ucha Nanuashvili told journalists after a commission session on Sunday that 120 of the prisoners will be released
TBILISI, DFWatch–President Saakashvili has pardoned about 18 000 people on probation or already finished serving their sentence.
The president signed a decree which has been sent to the appropriate bodies in order to be enforced.
Andro Barnovi, head of the
TBILISI, DFWatch–429 prisoners were released on Wednesday in connection with the Georgian religious holiday Mariamoba.
August 28, Georgia celebrates the assumption of Mary, known as Mariamoba. In connection with the holiday, the president customarily pardons
TBILISI, DFWatch–The pardon commission on Friday reviewed the cases of 500 prisoners. 217 were given a positive recommendation.
The commission received recommendations from the president, who has the right to pardon prisoners independently or based on the