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Chronicle of Detentions Foretold
January 23, 2013
After the Parliamentary Election of October 1, 2012 people in Georgia already expected that several senior officials of the previous government would be placed behind bars. One of the main pre-election promises of winning political coalition Georgian Dream was to investigate corruption and torture crimes allegedly committed by former senior governmental officials and to hold them responsible for those crimes. A series of detainments started on November 6 with the detention of Bacho Akhalaia, the former minister of interior.
Archil Kbilashvili: “prisoner was forced to watch the rape of his family member”
January 23, 2013
Demonstrators at the Prosecutor’s Office Protest Release of “Bedukadze, Queen of Brooms”
January 23, 2013
Giorgi Barateli’s Lawyer Blames Prison Administration in Provocation
January 21, 2013
Georgia May Pay After Reclassifying 190 Inmates As “Political Prisoners”
January 18, 2013
Lawmakers in the Georgian parliament are learning there's truth behind the old adage "Be careful what you ask for."
Released political prisoner Irakli Topuridze dies
January 15, 2013
Political prisoners to appeal to new government to start procedures for president’s impeachment
January 15, 2013
Lia Mukhashavria: “Release of Prisoners under Amnesty Law Does Not Carry any Threat for Society”
January 14, 2013
Interpresnews interviewed Lia Mukhashavria, executive director of the nongovernmental organization Human Rights Priority, regarding legal and political aspects of the amnesty and the goals and causes of recently-launched discussions about constitutional amendments.
Youngest Convicted Left Prison With the Status of a Political Prisoner
January 14, 2013
On December 21, Parliament of Georgia passed Amnesty Law and about 3 000 prisoners were to leave the penitentiary establishments throughout the country; among them are political prisoners. First wave of prisoners left custodies on January 13 and about 190 prisoners left prisons throughout Georgia. Giorgi Zerekidze was the youngest of them.
Irma Chkadua – Convicted for Levan Kaladze’s Murder on Hunger Strike
January 11, 2013
Recommendation of the Public Defender of Georgia to the Minister of Corrections, Probation and Legal Assistance
January 10, 2013
Amnesty Law to Go into Effect on January 12
January 10, 2013
The new amnesty law will go into effect on January 12, and political prisoners will be the first to leave prisons. Minister of Corrections and Legal Assistance Sozar Subari, Minister of Justice Thea Tsulukiani and Chairwoman of Parliament’s Human Rights Committee Eka Beselia made statements about the new law at a joint press conference.
Davit Usupashvili: “President Pardoned Pedophile Himself”
January 9, 2013
Prosecutor’s Office Drops Two of Four Charges on Irakli Okruashvili
January 9, 2013
The Prosecutor’s Office dropped two of four charges made on Irakli Okruashvili, Georgia’s former minister of defense. Temur Mikaberidze, head of the Department for Criminal Prosecution against the Legalization of Illegal Revenues released a statement regarding the decision at a January 8 briefing.
Sozar Subari: Prison Personnel Made Mistake
January 8, 2013