TBILISI, DFWatch–Almost to 7 000 prisoners have left Georgian jails after a mass amnesty came into force one month ago, according to the country’s Prison Ministry.
This is twice as many as the government estimate before the amnesty.
In total, 6 918 prisoners have
TBILISI, DFWatch — The Prison Minister says the number of prisoners that will be released under a new law on amnesty, will increase from 3 000 to 5 000.
About 3 000 prisoners are already released, Prison Minister Sozar Subari told TV9 yesterday. The rest will leave
TBILISI, DFWatch — The political prisoners who were released on Sunday demand to impeach President Mikheil Saakashvili.
The former prisoners think a person who allowed having hundreds of political prisoners, and having a torture policy in the prison system, where many
TBILISI, DFWatch — 190 persons determined to be political prisoners were Sunday released from jail as a mass amnesty comes into force in Georgia.
Prison Minister Sozar Subari was present at Prison No 6, which is in Rustavi, a town 20 km south of the capital.
TBILISI, DFWatch — The speaker of the Georgian parliament Saturday signed into law a bill which will release 3 000 prisoners and halve the sentence for 17 000 others in a mass amnesty.
The bill is one of the most tangible results of the unexpected outcome of the
TBILISI, DFWatch — The Prison Ministry plans to release political prisoners no later than Sunday, immediately after a new law on amnesty comes into force.
Prison Minister Sozar Subari said after the government session today that the ministry will publish a list
TBILISI, DFWatch — The law on amnesty, which is in about to be enforced, will release 3 000 prisoners and halve the sentence for 14 000 more.
Prison Minister Sozar Subari explained to journalists on Thursday the exact number of prisoners the new law will apply to.
TBILISI, DFWatch — The crime situation in Georgia stabilized in December, as the number of criminal incidents has been significantly reduced, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
During a visit to a family who had been attacked by robbers, President Mikheil
TBILISI, DFWatch — President Mikheil Saakashvili says there should be declared an emergency situation in the Georgian police.
He said it while visiting a family which a few days ago was attacked by burglars.
December 29, the Ministry of Internal Affairs detained
TBILISI, DFWatch — The Georgian parliament overrode President Mikheil Saakashvili’s veto against a law about mass amnesty.
91 MPs voted against Saakashvili’s new version of the law, while 4 supported it. Now, the Georgian Dream coalition’s law, which was passed