“The President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, signed a decree pardoning Giorgii Shanidze, one of the participants of the actions against the law on “foreign agents”, who was sentenced to 5.5 years.”, — write: www.ukrinform.ua
Shanidze is a public activist and volunteer who fought on the side of Ukraine after the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, the publication writes.
It is noted that he was detained for damaging a video surveillance camera at a rally near the Georgian Parliament building. Subsequently, an additional charge was brought against Shanidze for allegedly growing narcotic plants.
The Tbilisi City Court sentenced the activist to 1.5 years of imprisonment on the first charge, and to 4 years on the second charge.
Read also: In Georgia, almost 470 organizations applied for registration “foreign agentami” As reported by Ukrinform, after mass protests, on August 1, a registry for foreign-funded non-governmental organizations and mass media, created on the basis of the pro-Russian law on “foreign agents”, became operational in Georgia.
The EU and the US believe that this law is designed to “silence critical voices.” The West points out that it will inevitably have a negative impact on the upcoming parliamentary elections in Georgia.
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