Soso Gogashvili

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Ioseb (Soso) Gogashvili in court. Photo: Mzia Saganelidze / RFE/RL

Afgan Mukhtarli

Former Georgian security chief sentenced to five years

by Tata Shoshiashvili

•3 min read

The former deputy head of the State Security Service of Georgia (SSG), Ioseb (Soso) Gogashvili, has been sentenced to five years in prison on charges including abuse of power. Supporters of the former official claim the charges are politically motivated. Tbilisi City Court announced the decision on Tuesday afternoon. The court found Gogashvili guilty of all five charges, which included exceeding official powers, obtaining, storing, and disseminating personal data, and illegally purchasing a

Afgan Mukhtarli

Podcast | Evidence of Azerbaijani war crimes and the SSG's involvement in the abduction of Mukhtarli

by OC Media

•2 min read

In this week’s episode of the Caucasus Digest, Robin Fabbro talks to Ani Avetisyan and Ismi Aghayev about the latest accusations of war crimes levelled against Azerbaijan. Read More: * Western countries express horror at Azerbaijan POW execution video * Azerbaijan ‘investigating’ new POW execution footage * Footage appears to show desecration of female Armenian soldier OC Media co-director and journalist Mariam Nikuradze discusses the Georgian State Security Service

2018 Georgian Presidential Elections

Watchdogs back ex-security chief’s claim of ‘large-scale electoral fraud’ in Georgia

by Shota Kincha

•4 min read

Two major watchdog groups have accused the Georgian Government of operating a scheme of large-scale electoral fraud over recent years, citing leaked documents from a former deputy head of the security services. On Thursday, the International Society for Fair Elections And Democracy (ISFED) and Transparency International Georgia (TI) suggested the government had illegally offered pardons, pressured public employees, and misused administrative resources in order to influence the outcome of elect

Bera Ivanishvili

Detained former security chief threatens to ‘expose’ Georgian Government

by Shota Kincha

•2 min read

The former deputy head of Georgia’s State Security Service (SSG), who was arrested on Friday, has threatened to expose government misdeeds. Tbilisi City Court remanded Soso Gogashvili into pre-trial custody on Monday, three days after a midnight raid by law enforcement agencies on his home on Friday night. The Prosecutor’s Office has charged him with exceeding official powers, obtaining, storing, and disseminating personal data by using his position, and illegally purchasing and possessing