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Civil society, opposition urge to investigate alleged crime after TV Pirveli airs covert audio tapes involving Georgian PM
Claiming the audio tapes have been ‘fabricated’ ruling Georgian Dream party leaders says they aim to ‘terrorise’ and misinform the society. Photo: Shot from TV Pirveli video Agenda.ge, 7 Mar 2021 - 20:06, Tbilisi,Georgia
Civil society organisations including the Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center (EMC), Transparency International Georgia and the Georgian Young Lawyers Association (GYLA) call for investigation into the alleged violation by state officials after TV Pirveli media outlet aired covert phone conversation between Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Bera Ivanishvili - the son of the former ruling Georgian Dream party chair Bidzina Ivanishvili.
ICC Victims Fund: Waiting for Godot in Georgia
28 January 2021By Franck Petit, our special envoy in Georgia
ICC TRUST FUND SERIES - EPISODE 6
Georgia was the first place outside the African continent selected by the International Criminal Court for investigation. Twelve years after the 2008 war, the small Caucasian country is still waiting for the ICC conclusions. But in November, the ICC s Trust Fund for Victims committed to an assistance programme, even before a case has been opened. This is another first, and perhaps, a last hope for the victims.
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