On June 11 2012, Tbilisi City Court (TCC) imposed fines on Bidzina Ivanishvili with total amount of GEL 148,650,131. Cases were heard by Judges Koba Gotsiridze and Nana Daraselia. The Court considered that Ivanishvili made illegal donations to the co
Construction of the new ski resort in mountainous Adjara affects the properties of several local inhabitants. On 21 October 2011, by Decree of the Georgian Government, the territory of the Goderdzi Pass was registered into state property a
This live blog post documents the debate around the introduction of must-carry in the Parliament. (Twitter: #gmedia, #mustcarry) The amendment to the Electoral Code, passed by Parlimaent on June 30, requires cable TV provi
On June 21, 2012, the Tbilisi City Court ruled that the antennas, receivers and other broadcasting equipment of “Global Contact Consulting” LLC be seized. The court has stated, “There is a possibility that the technical means of “Global Contact Con
On 11 June 2012, the Chamber of Control of Georgia (CCG) issued a statement saying that they had studied the information related to the distribution of sheep and wine to citizens by Tamaz Gvelukashvili, a member of Rustavi City Council. Th
The dispute between the Chamber of Control and Management Service LLC, the company that had renovated and rented offices across the country to the opposition movement Georgian Dream and was accused of having provided illegal party donations and contr
In recent years, cases involving the violation of property rights have grown exponentially, and a number of reports have been published on this topic. For example problems related to the property rights were mentioned in the reports of the Europ
On June 4th information Agency “INFO 9” publicized a reportage, which tells the story about Tetritskaro Municipality’s MP – Davit Bezhuashvili hosting the local inhabitants with the holiday feast. Such kind of action can be perceived as vote buying a
Transparency International Georgia is concerned that the Chiatura hospital reacted to criticism voiced by one of its doctors by firing him. In April, TI Georgia published an article on its blog, describing some concerns that doctor Malkhaz T
The acting head of the Ozurgeti municipality (Guria region), Ilia Vashakmadze, has ordered his staff to sign up friends and relatives as supporters of the ruling United National Movement party, TV9 reported on May 24th (full version of audio recordin