Mirza Subeliani

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Afgan Mukhtarli

Controversial Georgian ex-Chief Prosecutor reconfirmed to his post

by OC Media

•6 min read

In spite of opposition protests and a boycott by the opposition, the Georgian Dream majority in parliament has confirmed Irakli Shotadze, the former Chief Prosecutor of Georgia, as Chief Prosecutor once again. Shotadze served in the position from November 2015 until the spring of 2018, when he was forced to resign amidst large street rallies in Tbilisi over his and other officials’ handling of the Khorava Street killings. As Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia entered the Parliament ami

Georgia

Scandal ridden former Georgian chief prosecutor charged over brawl

by OC Media

•5 min read

The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia has charged former Chief Prosecutor Otar Partskhaladze over a 2017 fight with then–Auditor General Lasha Tordia. Partskhaladze, who served as chief prosecutor for just 47 days, has been a frequent subject of criticism, including over his alleged role in the Omega tapes scandal. On Monday, Tbilisi City Court granted Partskhaladze ₾5,000 ($3,700) bail, as requested by the prosecution. Georgian media reported he had been questioning that day, but news of hi

Bidzina Ivanishvili

Protest leader and father of slain Georgian teen arrested for assaulting police

by OC Media

•6 min read

Police in Georgia have arrested the father of 16-year-old David Saralidze, who was murdered outside a school in Tbilisi in December. Zaza Saralidze, who has been protesting continuously for months, tried to prevent police from dismantling a tent outside parliament. On Friday, police attempted to prevent Saralidze from covering mattresses from the rain in front of Tbilisi’s Parliament building on Rustaveli Avenue. He has been camped outside the building almost continuously for the past fiv

Corruption

Subeliani Tapes: witness ‘bribed’ in Khorava Street murder investigation

by OC Media

•4 min read

Georgian authorities attempted to bribe one of the witnesses of the Khorava Street murder into changing their testimony, a new recording released by the Prosecutor’s Office suggests. The Prosecutor’s Office published another unauthenticated audio conversation, allegedly between Mirza Subeliani and two unidentified men, on Sunday. The conversation reportedly took place in prison on 10 October. Subeliani, a former high-ranking official at the Prosecutor’s Office is currently in pre-tri

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Georgia ‘did not inform’ British police of Patarkatsishvili assassination tapes

by Robin Fabbro

•4 min read

The Georgian authorities did not inform British police of tapes they had recovered indicating a 2007 plot to assassinate businessman Badri Patarkatsishvili in Britain, OC Media has learnt. Georgian business tycoon Arkadi ‘Badri’ Patarkatsishvili, widely hailed as ‘the richest man in Georgia’, died in his home in Surrey, England, in February 2008. On Wednesday, the Georgian Prosecutor’s Office announced they had charged three former security service officials with plotting to kill Patarkat

badri patarkatsishvili

Prosecutor’s Office hints Saakashvili ordered UK murder of tycoon Patarkatsishvili

by OC Media

•4 min read

The Georgian Prosecutor’s Office has charged four former security service officials for planning to murder businessman Badri Patarkatsishvili in England. Suggestions by investigators that the killing was ordered by former President Mikheil Saakashvili come as the government is embroiled in scandal over secret recordings implicating them in pressuring businesses, kidnapping, and torture. Georgian business tycoon Arkadi ‘Badri’ Patarkatsishvili, widely hailed as ‘the richest man in Georgia

Georgia

Prosecutor’s Office ‘stages’ new Subeliani tapes contradicting claims of abuse

by OC Media

•4 min read

The Georgian Prosecutor’s Office has released a taped conversation allegedly of former senior official Mirza Subeliani in which he contradicts earlier claims of torture and abuse in Georgian law enforcement. Critics have pointed to inconsistencies in the new tape and there has been widespread speculation it was staged. Subeliani is currently being charged with failing to report a crime over the Khorava street murders investigation. In previous recordings aired on Sunday by opposition l