Georgia
Georgian security and intelligences agencies to be merged in a move critics call ‘alarming’
The amendments would see the Intelligence Service and the Special Investigation Service merged with the SSG and the Prosecutor’s Office respectively.
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Datablog | Do Georgians feel like they are being spied on by the government?
Nearly half of the Georgian public think that they or their family members are under government surveillance at least some of the time. Georgia has consistently had controversies around surveillance over the past two political administrations, as both the United National Movement and Georgian Dream governments have had extensive access to communications. In September 2021, a massive cache of files allegedly belonging to the State Security Services (SSG) was leaked, causing a scandal in Georg
Afgan Mukhtarli
Podcast | Evidence of Azerbaijani war crimes and the SSG's involvement in the abduction of Mukhtarli
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
Bera Ivanishvili
Detained former security chief threatens to ‘expose’ Georgian Government
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
Georgia
Georgian prosecutors silent on Church paedophilia allegations
The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia has refused to say if they are investigating allegations of sexual abuse of children against at least 12 priests which were found in secret documents allegedly leaked from the security services. A spokesperson for the Prosecutor’s Office repeatedly refused to clarify if they were investigating the matter, instead referring to a statement issued on Saturday that made no mention of the shocking allegations levelled against the Georgian Orthodox Church. The s
Georgia
SSG Files: Georgian Patriarch Ilia II planned to resign in 2020
The head of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Ilia II, planned to step down in 2020 for unknown reasons, files allegedly leaked from the State Security Service of Georgia (SSG) show. This is the latest report from around 3,000 files allegedly leaked from the SSG on 12 September, many of which involve senior clergy from the Georgian Orthodox Church. [Read more on OC Media: Leaked ‘kompromat’ against the clergy rocks Georgia] According to the alleged surveillance files, Dimitri Shiolas
