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A visit to Zugdidi Penitentiary Establishment #4
April 18, 2013
Representatives of Ombudsman of Georgia Visited Bachana Akhalaia
March 20, 2013
On March 18, 2013 representatives of the Public Defender of Georgia visited the accused Victor Kacheishvili, Oleg Patsatsia, Levan Purtskhvanidze, Guram Tsomaia, Gaga Mkurnalidze, David Khuchua and Bachana Akhalaia at the Gldani Penitentiary Establishment #8. The refusal of the accused Bachana Akhalaia to provide any kind of written information should be outlined.
Lawyers of Gia Gvichiani and Nika Chemia to Lodge Lawsuit at the Appeal Court
March 19, 2013
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.
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.
Giorgi Baratashvili to Lodge Complaint to Court
March 6, 2013
Victim and Defendant in Robbery Case Call the Prosecutor’s Office to Re-examine Their Complaint
March 5, 2013
Mamuka Zarkua has been serving his 10-year sentence and according to him he has continually been victim of physical assault during this time. He was sentenced for robbery as a result of which citizen Givi Janjgava died. Mamuka Zarkua denies that he committed the crime. His family members and the lawyer do not plead him guilty. Madona Kacharava, wife of the deceased Givi Janghava states that she knows who the real criminal is.
Human Rights Center Addresses to the Parliament of Georgia to Grant Status to Political Prisoners
February 21, 2013
“FIDH concludes as a result of analysis of the aforementioned cases that there are political prisoners in Georgia…” FIDH made this conclusion after having analyzed cases of eight former prisoners though these people have not yet received status of political prisoner. Soon, Human Rights Center intends to petition to the Parliament of Georgia on granting the status to former political prisoners.
Initiative of Public Defender of Georgia on expanding National Preventive Mechanism
February 12, 2013
Representative of Public Defender visited Gaga Mkurnalidze
February 11, 2013
Court Made Clarifications about the Impact of the Amnesty Law on Drug-Crimes
February 8, 2013
Penitentiary Ministry Published Statistics of Amnestied People
February 5, 2013
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.