Law
Batumi Court leaves media manager Mzia Amaglobeli in custody
Batumi City Court has decided to keep Mzia Amaglobeli, the founder and director of online publications Batumelebi and Netgazeti, in custody. The ruling was announced on April 28 by Judge Nino Sakhelashvili. According to the judge, although the risk ...
Second victim dies after shooting at Gori shopping centre in Georgia
A second man injured in a shooting at a shopping centre in Gori, central Georgia, has died in hospital, local authorities confirmed on Monday. The victim, a man under the age of 50, suffered multiple gunshot wounds and underwent emergency surgery at...
Opposition leader Melia charged over UNM activities investigation
The Georgian Prosecutor’s Office on Monday filed charges against Nika Melia, a leading figure in the opposition Coalition for Change and former chair of the United National Movement, in connection with an investigation into the activities of the UNM ...
Father and son shot in Gori, leaving one dead
A man has been killed and his father wounded following a shooting incident in the city of Gori, central Georgia, on Monday, authorities have confirmed. The Ministry of Internal Affairs said the attack had been preceded by an argument between the par...
NGO takes case of arrested media manager Amaglobeli to ECHR
The Georgian Young Lawyers Association (GYLA) has filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg on behalf of Mzia Amaglobeli, the founder and director of the online publications Batumelebi and Netgazeti. The complain...
Moldovan citizen arrested in Georgia for drug trafficking
Officers from the Operative and Investigative Divisions of the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Police Department, under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, have arrested a citizen of the Republic of Moldova on drug-related charges following a joint o...
Mother and grandmother arrested in Georgia for alleged abuse of 7-year-old
In Samegrelo region of Georgia, police have arrested a mother and grandmother on suspicion of abusing a 7-year-old child. The disturbing details first came to light through a report by Georgian television network Formula, which also released photos ...
Roland Meskhi appointed First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia
Roland Meskhi has been appointed as the First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia, serving under Interior Minister and Vice Prime Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri. The appointment was announced by the Ministry of Internal Affairs on Thursday. ...
Tbilisi court fines protester amid claims of false testimony, video evidence contradictions
The Tbilisi City Court has fined protester Giorgi Chkheidze 4,000 GEL following his arrest in the court yard on April 21. The ruling was delivered today by Judge Davit Tetrauli, in a case that has sparked concerns over due process and the treatment o...
Lawyer warns of former Georgian Co-Investment Fund chief assassination threat
Robert Amsterdam, the lawyer representing Giorgi Bachiashvili, former head of Georgia’s Co-Investment Fund, has issued a public statement warning of a possible plot to assassinate his client. In a release published on April 23, Amsterdam—known for pr...
