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Council of Europe report criticizes Georgia for misusing pre-trial detention

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Pedro Agramunt. (Council of Europe.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A European human rights observer claims Georgia is using excessive pre-trial detention for political reasons against former government officials.

The new report is written by Pedro Agramunt from the Spanish People’s Party, and published by

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Interpol snubbed Georgian prosecutors in Adeishvili case

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Zurab Adeishvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Interpol did not ask Georgian prosecutors for additional information before deciding to call off the search for a former justice minister.

Yesterday, the story broke that Interpol no longer has a so-called red notice on its webpage seeking the arrest

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Georgia modifies charges against five ex-officials including Saakashvili

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Mikheil Saakashvili. (Facebook.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian Prosecutor General’s Office on Saturday modified the charges against five former high officials, including ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili.

In Saakashvili’s and former Interior Minister Vano Merabishvili’s cases, the charges

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Georgia asks Ukraine to extradite Saakashvili

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Mikheil Saakashvili. (Maestro.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia has asked Ukraine to extradite ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili and ex Justice Minister Zurab Adeishvili. Both are working for the Kiev government despite being charged with a number of crimes in their home country.

The Prosecutor

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Ukraine appointment of Georgian ex-official angers Tbilisi

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Aleksandre Kvitashvili, Ukraine’s new health minister, had the same position in Georgia during Saakashvili. (Photo by Tbilisi State University.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi takes it as a slap in the face that Ukraine has appointed a former member of government from Georgia as health minister.

On Tuesday, the Ukrainian parliament, Verkhovna Rada, agreed to appoint Alxandre Kvitashvili, a former Georgian health minister,

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