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MPs threaten to quit Georgian Dream over supreme justice nominees

6 February 2019 by OC Media

Eka Beselia (Tabula)

At least four MPs from Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party have threat­ened to leave the party, including the influ­en­tial former legal affairs committee chair Eka Beselia. The split has occurred over a list of can­di­dates for Georgia’s Supreme Court who critics say are part of a ‘clan’ within the judiciary.
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Filed Under: News Stories Tagged With: Eka Beselia, georgia, georgian dream, Ivanishvili, judiciary, supreme court

Controversial supreme court nominees withdraw candidacy in Georgia

22 January 2019 by OC Media

The protest outside the High Court of Justice on 21 January in Tbilisi (/Liberali)

A group of judges being con­sid­ered for Georgia’s Supreme Court has asked par­lia­ment to disregard their nom­i­na­tions, citing  a campaign of ‘unprece­dent­ed pressure’ on the judiciary. Their nom­i­na­tions had been con­tro­ver­sial after rights groups, the oppo­si­tion, the Public Defender, and several members of the ruling party accused them of being com­pro­mised and condemned the ‘rushed’ con­fir­ma­tion process.

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Filed Under: News Stories Tagged With: court, Eka Beselia, georgia, georgian dream, HCoJ, high court of justice, judge, justice, supreme court, tbilisi

President under fire for refusing to nominate new Georgian Supreme Court head

31 August 2018 by Dato Parulava

President Giorgi Margve­lashvili (Facebook)

Georgian President Giorgi Margve­lashvili has come under fire from civil society groups as well as ruling party and oppo­si­tion MPs for refusing to nominate a candidate to head the Supreme Court. Some critics warned the move could allow a ‘dominant group of judges’ on Georgia’s High Council of Justice to strength­en their grip over the judiciary. [Read more…]

Filed Under: News Stories Tagged With: court, georgia, giorgi margvelashvili, gvenetadze, judge, judiciary, justice, margvelashvili, supreme court

Georgian Supreme Court head’s resignation raises questions if she was pressured

3 August 2018 by OC Media

Nino Gvene­tadze (/Supreme Court of Georgia)

The chair­per­son of the Supreme Court of Georgia, Nino Gvene­tadze, has resigned for ‘health reasons’, sparking con­tro­ver­sy about whether she was pressured to leave the post. Some officials, including Justice Minister Tea Tsu­lukiani, said her res­ig­na­tion came as a surprise. President Margve­lashvili meanwhile pointed to ‘harsh con­di­tions’ in the court system, with Gvene­tadze having called herself a ‘victim of violence’ on the Georgian High Council of Justice (HCOJ). [Read more…]

Filed Under: News Stories Tagged With: court, georgia, high council of justice, judge, judges, nino gvenetadze, supreme court

Georgian court rules official emails are public information

8 December 2017 by OC Media

The Supreme Court of Georgia (Facebook)

Georgia’s Supreme Court has declared official email cor­re­spon­dence to be public infor­ma­tion, which should be acces­si­ble to anyone. [Read more…]

Filed Under: News Stories Tagged With: court, freedom of information, georgia, idfi, justice, public information, supreme court

Jehovah’s Witnesses outlawed in South Ossetia

16 October 2017 by OC Media

The Supreme Court of South Ossetia (Natalya Ayriyan /Sputnik)

The Supreme Court of South Ossetia has ruled that Jehovah’s Witnesses are an extremist organ­i­sa­tion, effec­tive­ly outlawing them.

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Filed Under: News Stories Tagged With: ban, extremism, jehovah's witnesses, jw, south ossetia, supreme court

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