Summary
A Georgian court sentenced opposition leader Giorgi Vashadze to seven months in jail for not cooperating with a government commission. This is part of a series of actions against pro-European opposition figures, which has led to ongoing protests against the ruling party in Georgia.
Key Facts
- Giorgi Vashadze, an opposition leader, received a seven-month prison sentence from a court in Tbilisi, Georgia.
- Vashadze was jailed for not cooperating with a commission investigating past government abuses.
- Most major pro-European opposition leaders in Georgia are now imprisoned.
- The ruling party, Georgian Dream, faces accusations of cracking down on democracy.
- Vashadze also received a two-year ban from public office.
- Protests have been ongoing in Georgia following disputed elections last year.
- Georgia's prominent poet, Zviad Ratiani, was recently arrested at a protest and faces charges of assaulting a police officer.
