Georgia
‘Sabotage’ case against Georgian opposition politicians moves forward
Some of the politicians involved in the case are already serving sentences in other cases.
Badri Japaridze
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Georgia
Two Georgian opposition leaders ordered to pay almost $400,000 bail in sabotage case
Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze are the only opposition politicians targeted in the case who remain free.
Georgia
Georgia brings charges of sabotage against main opposition leaders
Some of those charged face up to 15 years in prison if convicted.
Georgia
Kavelashvili pardons two jailed opposition leaders, citing participation in municipal elections
Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze were arrested for boycotting a controversial parliamentary commission.
Badri Japaridze
Georgian lawmakers expel three opposition leaders from parliament
Three opposition MPs in Georgia have been stripped of their seats in a move that will potentially shift the balance of power in parliament. On Tuesday, MPs from the ruling party Georgian Dream party voted to axe the seats of three opposition leaders: Shalva Natelashvili, Chair of the Labour Party, Badri Japaridze, one of Lelo’s leaders, and the chair of Droa (it’s time!), Elene Khoshtaria. Georgian Dream also terminated the mandate of one of their own leading lawmakers, ex-Speaker Kakha Kuch
Anaklia Port
TBC bank founder and Georgian opposition leader found guilty of fraud
Mamuka Khazaradze, one of the founders of TBC Bank and the leader of the Lelo Party, has been found guilty of fraud but spared jail by Tbilisi City Court. Khazaradze, along with TBC co-founder Badri Japaridze and businessman Avtandil Tsereteli were each given seven years in prison, however, their sentences were commuted as the statute of limitations for fraud had expired. All three were on trial for the more serious offence of money laundering, but the court re-qualified the charges to fraud
Anaklia Port
TBC Bank founders set up ‘political movement’ ahead of 2020 election
On Thursday, the two founders of TBC Bank Group, who the prosecutor’s office charged with laundering almost $17 million in July, announced that they are establishing a political organisation, which they plan to turn into a political party in time for Georgia’s 2020 parliamentary elections. Former chair of the TBC board Mamuka Khazaradze, and former deputy chair, Badri Japaridze hosted a presentation of the ‘political movement’, titled ‘Lelo’, in Anaklia. As Khazaradze put it, ‘the closest
