TBILISI, DFWatch–Minister of Justice Thea Tsulukiani called on her country’s citizens not to shame themselves after the visa liberalization comes into force and the borders of Schengen will be open for Georgians.
Tsulukiani told journalists after
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NGOs demand the creation of an independent investigative body
TBILISI, DFWatch–Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and government representatives Monday discussed the possibility of creating an independent body to investigative crimes committed by law enforcement.
The discussion revealed disagreement
'We'll cancel Saakashvili's citizenship when we want'
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian government is not in a hurry to go through with the formal procedures that will strip ex-President Mikheil Saakashvilli of his native citizenship after being appointed governor of Odessa and acquiring Ukrainian citizenship.
“Let this issue hang over his head like
Government reform of Prosecutor General's Office met with skepticism
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian government plans to change the procedure for appointing a chief prosecutor. Instead of letting the prime minister do the selection, parliament will have the power to do this.
According to Justice Minister Thea Tsulukiani, this will
Justice minister leaves Free Democrats Party
TBILISI, DFWatch–Justice Minister Thea Tsulukiani decided to finally leave the Free Democrats, the party led by the dismissed defense minister Irakli Alasania.
Tsulukiani recently withdrew from the Georgian Dream coalition due to political crisis following the sacking
Mayor wins right to be reinstated weeks before end of term
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian Constitutional Court on Friday revoked a decision to suspend Tbilisi Mayor Gigi Ugulava pending a corruption trial, and he now plans to go back to work only weeks before the local election.
Tbilisi City Court suspended Ugulava
NDI poll shows patriarch remains most liked in Georgia
TBILISI, DFWatch–A new poll published by National Democratic Institute (NDI) shows that Patriarch Ilia II remains the most liked person in Georgia.
96 percent of those asked say the like the patriarch. 61 percent say they like Davit Usupashvili, Speaker of Parliament;
Georgian justice minister calls for fair election campaign
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s minister of justice calls on everyone to allow political parties to conduct their election campaign in a normal environment, after eggs were thrown at National Movement activists last weekend.
People threw eggs at former Mayor of Tbilisi
Georgia may limit questioning of politicians ahead of election
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Justice Minister Thea Tsulukiani wants guidelines for criminal investigations involving people running in the local election in June.
Tsulukiani did not explain more specifically what kind of rules it will be beyond calling for ‘recommendations’. She said
Georgian government publishes Imedi settlement agreement
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian government Friday published an agreement between the previous government and the family of deceased businessman Badri Patarkatsishvili about Imedi TV.
The settlement agreement, which is published on the Ministry of Justice webpage, was