
Georgia promotes sanctioned police official
Grigol Beselia is involved in the case against Mzia Amaghlobeli.
Grigol Beselia is involved in the case against Mzia Amaghlobeli.
This is not the first time the UK has imposed sanctions on members of the Georgian government.
The Head of Chechnya has reacted to sanctions against his mother imposed by Australia and New Zealand.
OC Media has used the Georgian translation of the investigative outlet Studio Monitor as a basis for this article.
The sanctions targeted several key officials in charge of police and internal security, but did not extend to Georgian Dream politicians.
The threat of further Western sanctions against Georgian officials over democratic backsliding in the country has led to reports of alarm within the ruling Georgian Dream party, weeks ahead of parliamentary elections. On Wednesday, TV channel Formula reported citing confidential sources that bank accounts abroad belonging to the children of Georgian Dream founder and billionaire, Bidzina Ivanishvili, had been limited. TV station Mtavari Arkhi also reported on Wednesday that Ivanishvili h
The White House has disinvited Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and Georgia’s delegation from a reception for world leaders on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. On Wednesday, the US Embassy in Georgia told local media that Kobakhidze’s invitation to the reception was revoked due to his government’s anti-democratic actions, misinformation, and negative rhetoric about the US and the West. Voice of America reported the snub on Tuesday, citing anonymous sources including a se