Otar Partskhaladze

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Anti-government protest outside the Parliament in Tbilisi. 20 September 2023. Image: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media

Bidzina Ivanishvili

IMF and Georgian opposition warn of repercussions for sanctions non-compliance

by Shota Kincha

•5 min read

Former prosecutor general Otar Partskhaladze’s Georgian citizenship is in the process of being revoked, after the National Bank rescinded its commitment to applying Russia-related sanctions to Georgian citizens. International organisations have warned that this may affect financial support programmes in the country. On Wednesday, three vice-governors at Georgia’s National Bank resigned after the bank announced that international sanctions would only be applied to Georgian citizens or legal en

National Bank of Georgia. Photo: Business Insider Georgia.

Georgia–US Relations

Resignations at Georgian National Bank after Partskhaladze asset freeze revoked

by Tata Shoshiashvili

•5 min read

Georgia’s National Bank has reneged on its commitment to observing US sanctions in the case of former Prosecutor General Otar Partskhaladze, after comments by the ruling party chair. Three of the bank’s vice-governors have since resigned, and protests are scheduled to take place on Wednesday. Georgia’s three largest banks have since announced that they will not obey the change in policy, and will maintain sanctions, while Georgia’s opposition has fiercely criticised the National Bank’s U-turn.

Georgia

Kobakhidze deems Partskhaladze asset-freezing contradicts constitution

by Tata Shoshiashvili

•3 min read

Irakli Kobakhidze, the chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party, alleged that the suspension of former Prosecutor General Otar Partskhaladze’s accounts by Georgia’s National Bank in line with US sanctions went against Georgia’s constitution. On 18 September, Georgian local media reported that Georgia’s National Bank had suspended the accounts of Otar Partskhaladze, who served as Georgia’s Prosecutor General for a month and a half in 2013, and was implicated in a number of scandals during and

Otar Partskhaladze. Photo via marshallpress

Bidzina Ivanishvili

Scandal-ridden Georgian former prosecutor sanctioned by US

by Tata Shoshiashvili

•4 min read

Otar Partskhaladze, a former Georgian prosecutor general who was accused of violence and involvement in extortion, has been included in a new list of individuals sanctioned by the US. On Thursday, the US State Department announced that Partskhaladze, who held the post of Prosecutor General for a month and a half in 2013 and who is described as a ‘Georgian–Russian oligarch’, was sanctioned for ‘operating or having operated in the management consulting sector’ of Russia’s economy, and in relatio

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COVID-19

Georgian opposition demand answers after former official ‘breaches driving ban’

by OC Media

•2 min read

Georgian opposition groups have demanded an explanation from the government after former Chief Prosecutor Otar Partskhaladze was spotted driving a car while a ban on driving was in place. Levan Khabeishvili, a Tbilisi City Councillor from the opposition UNM Party, alleged that he spotted Partskhaladze driving his car on Tbilisi’s central Rustaveli Avenue on Saturday. He also alleged that there was another person seated next to Partskhaladze — also a breach of State of Emergency rules, as a b

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