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Georgian Dream MP alleges summoning him for corruption investigation is politically motivated

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Bidzina Gegidze. (Par­lia­ment)

An MP from Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream Party has claimed that his summoning by the State Security Service for ques­tion­ing regarding cor­rup­tion inves­ti­ga­tion into Georgian Post, where he pre­vi­ous­ly worked, may be polit­i­cal­ly motivated.
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High-ranking police officials arrested in Kabardino-Balkaria on corruption charges

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Police searching the home of one of the suspects. (pasmi.ru)

Twelve high-ranking police officials in the Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria have been arrested on suspicion of par­tic­i­pat­ing in a criminal community. [Read more…]

High-level officials arrested in Adjara for embezzling money intended for the homeless

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Giorgi Ermakov (left), Bagrat Man­velidze, Tengiz Petridze, Archil Vanadze and Egarslan Lomadze.

Seven high-ranking former and current officials in Adjara, an autonomous republic in western Georgia, have been arrested on cor­rup­tion charges. The former mayor of Batumi and several deputy ministers are suspected of embez­zling ₾1.3 million ($460,000) intended to be spent on building apart­ments for homeless people. [Read more…]

In pictures | The uncertain life of lorry drivers along the Georgian Military Road

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A line of lorries parked along the Georgian Military Road. (Tamuna Chkareuli / OC Media)

Running from Georgia’s capital towards the popular mountain des­ti­na­tion of Stepants­min­da, the Georgian Military Road is arguably one of the most beautiful routes in Georgia. One of the most common sights along the route, after the mountain views, is the lines of lorries that stretch for kilo­me­tres to and from the Russian border. [Read more…]

Russian senator for Karachay–Cherkessia arrested over double murder

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Rauf Arashukov being arrested in the Fed­er­a­tion Council (Sergey Bobylev / TASS)

Russian senator Rauf Arashukov has been arrested inside the Fed­er­a­tion Council, the Russian parliament’s upper chamber in Moscow, over the murder of two people in his native Karachay–Cherkessia. [Read more…]

Taxes, corruption, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Turkey: Pashinyan’s vision for the ‘New Armenia’

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Having swept to power in a landslide electoral victory, the new gov­ern­ment of rev­o­lu­tion­ary leader Nikol Pashinyan is now laying out its vision for a ‘New Armenia’ — with ambitious plans for peace and reform.

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EU criticises elite corruption, lack of skilled staff and more in Georgia AA report

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The European Par­lia­ment (Dato Parulava /OC Media)

The European Par­lia­ment has expressed concerns over high-level cor­rup­tion, human rights pro­tec­tion, labour safety, judicial inde­pen­dence, and more in Georgia in a report on the imple­men­ta­tion of the country’s EU Asso­ci­a­tion Agreement. Despite crit­i­cisms, the report’s summary said overall assess­ment of the imple­men­ta­tion process was positive. [Read more…]

Acting Mayor of Makhachkala detained over missing ₽40 million

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Abusupyan Gasanov (riadagestan.ru)

Federal Security Service (FSB) agents in the Russian Republic of Daghestan have arrested the acting mayor of the capital, Makhachkala. Abusupyan Gasanov was detained on Wednesday suspected of costing the state ₽40 million ($600,000) during auctions under a federal roads programme. [Read more…]

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