საინფორმაციო სააგენტო ინტერპრესნიუსი

The trial of Badri Japaridze is a spectacle organized by cowardly people, - this is how one of the leaders of the coalition "Strong Georgia," Ana Dolidze, comments on the ongoing court session concerning Badri Japaridze's case.

I believe that I have not violated the law, and I also believe that it is inappropriate to apply a restrictive measure against me, because my life, my biography are tied to this country, - said one of the leaders of "Lelo - Strong Georgia" Badri Japaridze during a court hearing.

"Georgian Dream wants us to recognize their government through this investigative commission, but our response is simple – we will not participate and we do not recognize you, because you are an illegitimate parliament and commission," – said Mamuka Khazaradze, leader of the "Strong Georgia" coalition.

“To this day, we have not seen any act of violence or any campaign that offends dignity condemned; and failure to condemn is encouragement,” – Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili writes on social media.

A court hearing is currently taking place at Tbilisi City Court regarding Badri Japaridze, one of the leaders of Lelo – For Strong Georgia, where the issue of imposing a preventive measure against him is being considered.

"This period can be considered one of the most difficult in Georgia's recent history, during which the country was able to achieve peaceful and secure development under the leadership and course set by the Government of Georgia — and we, too, laid a brick in strengthening peace and security," said former Head of the State Security Service, Grigol Liluashvili, in his address to the employees of the agency.

Officers from the Gldani-Nadzaladevi, Vake-Saburtalo, Old Tbilisi, and Isani-Samgori divisions of the Tbilisi Police Department, under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, have arrested six individuals on drug-related charges as a result of various operational and investigative activities conducted at different times.

"I will do everything to justify, at the highest level, the special trust shown to me by the Prime Minister," — said the head of the State Security Service, Anri Okhanashvili, at the State Security Service, where he was introduced by the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze.

The Prime Minister, Irakli Kobakhidze, introduced the newly appointed head of the State Security Service, Anri Okhanashvili, to the agency's staff.

On the 129th day of protest, rallies will once again take place across the country. Demonstrations are planned both in the capital and in various regions.

"We inspected the company Mila, which supplies school institutions and kindergartens. No violations were found," – stated Zurab Chekurashvili, Head of the National Food Agency.

“Bringing the issue of local elections onto the agenda seven months in advance is the conscious or unconscious implementation of Bidzina’s scenario!” – wrote Mamuka Khazaradze, leader of the “Lelo – Strong Georgia” coalition, on social media.

Mikheil Kavelashvili has nominated Sulkhan Tamazashvili for the position of Chairman of the Government of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara.

Giorgi Bukhrashvili has been appointed as the head of the Adjara Police Department. The above information was confirmed to InterpressNews by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.

I cannot explain that a judge can be sanctioned just because he/she carries out professional activities - not a single argument has been made about the illegality of any decision. The appearance of judges' names in the sanctioned lists indicates that the pressure is already in another direction, most likely the aim is strengthening the self-preservation instinct in individual judges to ensure the collapse of one of the branches of government, - Supreme Court Chairperson Nino Kadagidze stated in the Supreme Court, where Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze met with judges and members of the High Council of Justice.

The head of the Adjara Police Department, Grigol Beselia, has resigned. As the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia told InterpressNews, the Adjara Police Department already has a new head, although the agency is not specifying his identity at this stage and explains that the public will be informed about this later.

The criminal case materials do not contain a coherent, clear, or convincing set of evidence that would prove the guilt of any of the defendants - the case against all eleven defendants is artificially created and politically motivated, - Eka Gigauri, Director of Transparency International Georgia, said at the briefing held at the Civil Society Foundation, responding to the case of actor Andro Chichinadze, comedian Onise Tskhadadze, and 9 other individuals arrested on charges of participating in group violence during the protests ongoing near the parliament.