TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili has vetoed the coming into force of a law on amnesty, and sent his own version of the law to parliament.
Speaker of Parliament Davit Usupashvili on Friday said the legislative body has received the president’s
TBILISI, DFWatch — President Mikheil Saakashvili will veto a planned mass amnesty passed by parliament, arguing that the new government is about to release dangerous people into society.
The amnesty was passed by parliament December 22 after much
TBILISI, DFWatch — The parliament in Georgia has finally passed an amnesty law which will mean that 3500 prisoners will be released.
The goal of the bill is to soften the crime policy. It aims to achieve this by releasing some prisoners and halving the sentence for others.
TBILISI, DFWatch — A man who was recently released from prison has reportedly attacked someone with a knife.
The interior ministry December 10 reported that a prisoner named Tengiz injured a 31-year old man called Tamaz with knife and escaped from the scene.
TBILISI, DFWatch — The Georgian Prime Minister expects to see a rise in crime for a few days after a mass amnesty comes into force, and says the population should understand and get on with it.
Bidzina Ivanishvili Saturday visited parliament in Kutaisi, and
TBILISI, DFWatch — According to preliminary estimates by the Prison Ministry, about 6 500 prisoners will leave prison in Georgia soon.
Prison Minister Sozar Subari said this in an interview on one of the local TV channels Wednesday.
A day earlier, his deputy Giga
TBILISI, DFWatch — The planned mass amnesty in Georgia may apply to eight thousand prisoners and 19 000 on probation.
Giga Giorgadze, Deputy Prison Minister, said this Tuesday at a session of parliament’s committee of human rights during review of a draft bill.
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia’s Prime Minister says that the planned law about amnesty may increase the level of crime for a certain time in the country, but society should understand this.
At Thursday’s press conference at Radisson Blu Iveria with tens of
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia’s parliament on Monday started discussing a draft law on amnesty which will release thousands of prisoners and reduce the sentence of others to half.
The ruling Georgian Dream coalition and the minority National Movement party hold
TBILISI, DFWatch — The government in Georgia is planning to give amnesty to thousands of prisoners. Some of them will be released immediately, while the rest will have their sentence reduced to half.
The Georgian Dream coalition has presented a draft law in