Opposition Politician Mamuka Khazaradze Ordered to Pay GEL 50,000 Bail

The Tbilisi City Court has set a 50,000-GEL bail for Mamuka Khazaradze, the leader of the Lelo party and the Strong Georgia coalition. Judge Arsen Kalatozishvili decided to set a 30-day bail deadline. At the April 2 hearing, the prosecutor's office requested that Khazaradze be granted bail, while the defense requested that he be released without a preventive measure. Mamuka Khazaradze says that after negotiations with his lawyers, he will decide…

Opposition Politician Mamuka Khazaradze Ordered to Pay GEL 50,000 Bail

Tbilisi City Court judge Arsen Kalatozishvili today, April 2, granted the prosecutor’s request and ordered the leader of the opposition Lelo party, Mamuka Khazaradze, to pay GEL 50,000 (about USD 18,200) bail for refusing to appear before the Georgian Dream parliament’s temporary investigative commission probing alleged UNM-era crimes. “I do not recognize an illegitimate parliament and the commission it has created…This is my unwavering protest,…