Georgia opens bribery trial of former prime minister Irakli Gharibashvili
Gharibashvili pleaded not guilty and called the case politically motivated as the main hearing began in Tbilisi.
Loading… Բեռնվում է…
Gharibashvili pleaded not guilty and called the case politically motivated as the main hearing began in Tbilisi.
The main hearing in the bribery case against former Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili has begun at Tbilisi City Court. He pleaded not guilty and said the case was politically motivated, JAMnews said on 3 November.
Gharibashvili has already been sentenced to 5 years in prison for money laundering under a plea deal. The bribery case is separate; its charges carry a possible prison sentence of 11 to 15 years.
The hearing was Gharibashvili’s first court appearance since the new charges were brought. The case now proceeds at Tbilisi City Court.
The agency also said teams found 3,070 unexploded ordnance items and cleared 4,898.3 hectares in territory Azerbaijan regained after the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
1 min
UK Maritime Trade Operations says the projectiles struck the engine room northeast of Limah on 3 November; no casualties were reported.
2 min
After the October 30 arrests, China’s embassy said the object was a shell-shaped wine bottle that posed no danger. Police are investigating its identification.
2 min