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History of Mortgage Agreement made on Five-Year-Old Child
March 22, 2013
Family of Kakhurashvili made mortgage agreement on their five-year old child’s property. Later, they decided to sell the house and cover the rest of the loan this way. That is when the family found out that they did not have right to sell the house or make mortgage agreement on it. Kakhurashvilis think that the mortgage agreement was made unlawfully and plan to submit complaint to the court.
Public Defender addresses the Chief Prosecutor with the recommendation to investigate facts of disappearance
March 21, 2013
In accordance with Article 21 ( c ) of the Organic Law on Public Defender of Georgia Public Defender of Georgia addressed the Chief Prosecutor to carry out effective and intensive investigation on criminal cases of disappeared individuals and to undertake subsequent measures on cases where investigation has not been launched yet.
Defense and Prosecution Presenting Their Speeches in Case of Gvaramia
March 20, 2013
At a trial held on March 19th the Defense and Prosecution presented their introductory speeches. Prosecution talked about factual circumstances of case. Defense Side called the accusations absurd. None of the defendants confess the crime.
Lawyers of Gia Gvichiani and Nika Chemia to Lodge Lawsuit at the Appeal Court
March 19, 2013
Businessman Recalls How CSD Senior Officials Extorted Money from Him
March 19, 2013
In his interview to Human Rights Center, businessman Sandro Megutnishvili, who owns a wine and meat factories in Kakheti region, recalled how he was oppressed by former head of Kakheti regional unit of the Constitutional Security Department of MIA Zurab Laliashvili and his deputy Davit Lortkipanidze in 2010.
Minister Discusses Proposal on Commission to Study Miscarriages of Justice with Judges
March 18, 2013
Mistakes and miscarriages of the justice in the past was the fault more of the prosecution rather than of judiciary as the former was exerting influence over the latter, Justice Minister Tea Tsulukiani told a large group of judges during a meeting on March 16.
Judges Apply Rules of Substantive Hearing at Pre-Trial Hearings
March 15, 2013
Former Minister of Justice and Minister of Education Nika Gvaramia and six more defendants in the case refused to let jury hear their case. The prosecution had requested to transfer the case to the jury hearing. But the judge did not satisfy the request.
Human Rights Center is conducting a court monitoring on cases of former government officials
March 15, 2013
Governor of Khelvachauri and his deputy are detained
March 15, 2013
GPB Initiative Team Makes Appeal to Court
March 14, 2013
Problems resulting from video-recording and live broadcasting of Court trials
March 13, 2013
Netgazeti published Venice Commission Recommendations in relation to covering of Court trials. The article says that as recommended by Venice Commission the article in the Criminal Code concerning video and audio recording during and live broadcasting from during Court trials is obscure and needs to be perfected. Parliament of Georgia approved the coinciding changes to the Law on General Courts 6 March. Recommendations from Venice Commission were publicized 11 March.
The Defense Side Granted Right to Conduct Search and Withdraw Procedures
March 12, 2013
Venice Commission's Recommendations on Judicial Council Reform
March 12, 2013
Legislative amendments, envisaging, among other issues, reform of High Council of Justice (HCoJ), will bring the law on common courts “closer to European standards” and “represent progress for the independence” of the HCoJ, the Council of Europe’s advisory body for legal affairs, Venice Commission, said.
Parliament Moves to Change Rule of Consecutive Sentencing
March 11, 2013
The Parliament approved with its first hearing on March 7 amendments to the criminal procedure code and criminal code, according to which the rule of consecutive sentencing will be changed and it will also have retroactive force for those convicts, who are currently serving their consecutive sentences.
Zurab Adeishvili’s Brother Internationally Wanted
March 11, 2013
Brother of former minister of justice of Georgia Zurab Adeishvili was declared internationally wanted. Kakheti regional prosecutor’s office accuses Davit Adeishvili of abuse of authority. Prosecutor Khvicha Begiashvili told ICK that in 2005, when occupying the position of Kakheti region deputy governor, Davit Adeishvili had compelled owners of Telavi agricultural market to give up their assets in the market in favor of Jabrail Khangoshvili.
Akhalaia Refuses Jury to Hear His Case
March 7, 2013
Bacho Akhalaia, former Minister of Defense and Internal Affairs refused to allow jury to hear his case. Akhalaia is accused of organization of torture, abuse of authority and illegal deprivation of liberty. Other defendants, including former high official of Ministry of Probation Gaga Mkurnaladze and former head of Joint Staff of the Georgian Armed Forces Giorgi Kalandadze made the same decision and refused jury to hear their case. They stated this at the trial held on April 5th.
Bill, Lifting Courtroom Media Restrictions, Approved
March 7, 2013
Media restrictions in courtrooms, imposed more than five years ago, will be lifted after the legislative amendments, approved by the Parliament on March 6 with its third and final hearing with 101 votes, will go into force.
Khatuna Berdzenishvili to Apply to Court for her Reinstatement to Former Position
March 7, 2013
Giorgi Baratashvili to Lodge Complaint to Court
March 6, 2013
Georgian justice minister seeking to reassure US on prosecution of former government officials
March 6, 2013
WASHINGTON - Georgia's justice minister is seeking to reassure U.S. officials that recent arrests of former government officials are not politically motivated.