The Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA) has voiced concern over civic activist and teacher Nino Datashvili's pretrial detention, stating that courts should not use such measures as a form of punishment. On June 21, Tbilisi City Court Judge Ek...
On June 21, Tbilisi City Court judge Eka Barbakadze ordered pretrial detention for civic activist and teacher Nino Datashvili, who is charged with assaulting a bailiff during the performance of their duties. The judge issued the ruling immediately, w...
Georgia’s State Security Service (SSS) has announced the arrest of Romeo Mikautadze, former Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, on charges of abuse of official authority and legalization of millions in illicit income. According t...
Georgian opposition leader Nika Melia has been placed in pretrial detention for a second time, this time over charges of contempt of court for splashing water at a judge during a heated courtroom protest. Melia, already in custody for defying a Geor...
Former head of the Georgian Co-Investment Fund, Giorgi Bachiashvili, has accused Georgian authorities of abducting him from abroad and bringing him back to the country in violation of his legal rights. Speaking at the Tbilisi City Court on Friday, Ba...
The Georgian Prosecutor’s Office has filed a fresh criminal charge against opposition politician Nika Melia, accusing him of contempt of court following a dramatic outburst during a recent hearing at the Tbilisi City Court. According to the official...
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia has announced the arrest of civil activist Nino Datashvili in connection with an alleged physical altercation involving a court bailiff earlier this month. According to a statement released by the ministry...
Five individuals have been arrested in Tbilisi on suspicion of committing serious drug-related offences, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs has announced. The body on Thursday said the officers from the Didube-Chughureti and Vake-Saburtalo di...
Georgia’s Minister of Internal Affairs, Geka Geladze, has held a series of working meetings with regional police leadership during an official visit to the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region, the ministry has confirmed. Accompanied by First Deputy Minister Ro...
A Tbilisi court has fined Elene Khoshtaria, an opposition figure and leader of the Coalition for Change, 4,000 GEL and imposed a three-year ban on her right to bear arms. The ruling was issued by Judge Davit Tetrauli following a lawsuit filed by Mam...
