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Protester Giorgi Mindadze Sentenced to Five Years in Jail over ‘Assaulting’ Police - Civil Georgia

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Giorgi Mindadze, a 21-year-old medical student, was sentenced to five years in prison on charges of assaulting police — the fifth guilty verdict handed down in the criminal cases against dozens detained since November 2024 for their involvement in anti-Georgian Dream protests. Judge Nino Galustashvili delivered a verdict on July 3, during a hearing with limited media coverage, coming just days after new restrictions on courtroom recording took e…
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A 21-year-old medical student has been arrested after protesting against the ruling Georgian Dream party, which the opposition calls a pro-Russian party.

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The Tbilisi City Court sentenced 21-year-old student Giorgi Mindadze to five years in prison on charges of assaulting a police officer (article 353 of the Criminal Code) during protests. This is reported by “Ekho Kavkaza”. According to investigators, on November 29, 2024, during one of the protests, Mindadze used pyrotechnics and particle charges hit a policeman's leg. As evidence, the prosecutor's office presented a photo showing Mindadze hold…

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Judge Nino Galustashvili made a final decision in the case of another young man arrested during the protests – she sentenced 21-year-old student Giorgi Mindadze to 5 years in prison. The public was unable to hear the closing arguments of Giorgi Mindadze, who was accused of attacking a police officer – due to amendments to the Law on Common Courts, the media was unable to attend the hearing. However, before the trial and after the verdict was ann…

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euronewsgeorgia.com broke the news in on Thursday, July 3, 2025.
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