
Former judge says he was almost driven to suicide by pressure from Georgian Dream-linked judges
Besarion Alavidze’s 2.5-hour interview was published on Thursday.
Besarion Alavidze’s 2.5-hour interview was published on Thursday.
MP Tea Tsulukiani expressed a desire for defamation to be reflected within the criminal code.
The ruling party has already passed the new legislative amendments in the first reading.
The restrictions would significantly hinder journalists’ ability to report on court proceedings.
Mate Devidze was arrested in November during protests against electoral fraud during October’s parliamentary vote.
In recent years, watchdogs have criticised what they say are close ties between the ruling Georgian Dream party and a ‘clan’ inside the judiciary.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Georgia violated the right to a fair trial in a case involving two key judiciary figures: a judge accused of belonging to the ‘clan’ in Georgia’s judiciary and a constitutional court judge currently reviewing the lawsuits against Georgia’s foreign agent bill. On 29 August, the ECHR found that Georgia breached the right to a fair trial for Tamar Khachapuridze and Kakhaber Khachidze, along with their son Davit Khachidze. In August 2016,