2/ Another former bodyguard of Bidzina Ivanishvili, Vakhtang Gomelauri, served for many years as minister of internal affairs and, for a period, also headed the State Security Service.
3/ A few days before Sadygov’s deportation to Azerbaijan, proceedings in the case were discontinued, advocates argued this was merely a formal step.
1/ Giorgi Bakhuashvili, a former personal bodyguard of Bidzina Ivanishvili, has been appointed as a deputy minister of internal affairs. He holds the rank of police colonel.
3/ Kobakhidze also said about cooperation with China: "This is exactly what an exemplary strategic partnership between two countries should look like."
2/ “We hope to work with the US administration in the future as we work with China,” he said.
1/ Irakli Kobakhidze says Georgia’s strategic partnership with China is delivering “concrete results,” not just existing on paper, and urges the US to take a similar approach toward restoring ties with Tbilisi.
43-year-old Georgian national Mamuka Artmeladze died in ICE custody on June 4. According to ICE, he was found unresponsive at Winn Correctional Center, transported to a hospital, and pronounced dead despite resuscitation efforts. The official cause of death is pending an autopsy.
2/ According to the organisation’s director, Tamta Mikeladze, the journalist has been detained in connection with the same case on the basis of which Azerbaijan had requested his extradition from Georgia. The extradition was ultimately blocked by the European Court of Human Rights.