Sanctioned Georgian Interior Minster Resigns

Sanctioned Georgian interior minster resigns

Opponents of the ruling Georgian Dream party suggested Vakhtang Gomelauri's departure could signal a growing rift within the Georgian legislative, as anti-government, pro-EU protests continue nightly in Tbilisi.

The Minister of the Interior and Vice-Premier of Georgia, Vakhtang Gomeluri, resigned from the office since 2019, at the end of the last 2024 EU, UK and US countries imposed visa and financial sanctions against him for the brutal repression of anti-government demonstrations.

Bidzina Ivanishvili is losing the people who were closest to him, trusted and his support. He is actually left naked and has only one Irakli Kobakhidze, - this is how the fifth President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, assesses the resignation of Vakhtang Gomelauri as Minister of Internal Affairs. According to her, the sanctions are taking effect. "We are seeing the process of collapse and instability even more clearly. Practically, not a day g…

He's accused of dispersing the protests.

Interior Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Georgia Vakhtang Gomelauri has resigned.

GD Interior Minister Gomelauri Resigns

Vakhtang Gomelauri announced today, May 28 that he is stepping down as Georgia’s Minister of Internal Affairs and Vice Prime Minister. In a statement, Gomelauri did not provide a specific reason for his resignation, saying only that the decision “was not easy”. “Of course, being in high-ranking state positions for so many years is a very labor-intensive task and requires a lot of energy.” But, he said that the “calm situation” in the country mad…