Exclusive interview with Tea Tsulukiani, Minister of Justice

Tea Tsulukuani views the law on ‘Court Reform’ that is presumably to be enforced in the nearest future, as one of the main factors for restoration of justice. She talks about the Court, Prosecutor’s Office reforms and other important issues.

Arabic media website Al Bawaba published an article about extraditing Georgian-Russian mafia boss Zakhary Kalashov to Georgia.

Interview with Archil Kbilashvili, Chief Prosecutor of the country

We asked Archil Kbilashvili the questions connected with solving of divulged cases and disappointment caused by impunity of former high ranks. Which cases are expected to come to light and what hidden processes are developing in the lobby of Prosecutor’s Office?

Singer Sopo Nizharadze announced alongside her lawyer Gogita Gabaidze that she will take the “Reitingi” magazine to court for alleged false statements about her private life.

The Venice Commission has remarks with regard to Article 22 of the Law on Amnesty.
According to the Venice Commission report, article 22 of the Law on Amnesty, provides for discharge from criminal responsibility and punishment of persons who have been granted politically imprisoned or persecuted status by virtue of the Resolution of the Parliament of Georgia.

In important respects, the new amendments represent progress for the independence of the High Judicial Council because they redress several shortcomings of the existing legislation, the Venice Commission report says.

The former Minister of Defense Bacho Akhalaia has been taken from so called Matrosov prison to Gldani No. 8 facility, Akhalaia’s lawyer Malkhaz Velijanashvili told InterPressNews.

‘They withdrew subutex from Eka Kherkheulidze’s house’

Former prosecutor Nana Tkhelidze was the only female given the status of political prisoner by the Parliament. She spent 2 years and 7 months in a female prison and were it not for the fact that the administration had changed in the country, she would have stayed behind the bars for 9 years. Since 1992, she held different posts at the Prosecutor’s Office. Her last job was that of supervising prosecutor of Patrol Police Investigation Department. She left her post on the basis of application in person the reason being confrontation with ex-Minister Zurab Adeishvili.

Scandalous interview with former head of criminal police

Passions around 19-year-old Amiran (Buta) Robakidze’s case don’t fade. The pother was especially caused several days ago by the circulation of video recording that was handed to the investigation and journalists by Irakli Pirtskhalava.

The letter published on Khatuna Kalmakhelidze’s Facebook, who is the former minister of Corrections and Legal Assistance, turned out to be shocking for most of the people.

Hundreds of people, including politicians, have been interrogated with regard to the 26 May event, Chief Prosecutor Archil Kbilashvili said at a meeting with the media.

The chief prosecutor Archil Kbilashvili informs that it is not planned to detain Gigi Ugulava today, the chief prosecutor Archil Kbilashvili stated.

According to Georgia’s Amnesty Law, 89 convicts were released from penitentiary facilities on 20 February.

Where has it been for all these nine years?

A fresh new scandal on the Buta Robakidze’s case (a high profile story of the young man’s killing by a police bullet) has just gained a momentum. Irakli Pirtskhalava, former Head of Didube-Chughureti Police Department, submitted a new video footage to the General Prosecutor’s Office. The footage aired only on Rustavi 2 allegedly shows what really happened on 23 November 2004.