Georgia: Criminal justice system abused to suppress protests

By Amnesty International

Responding to the sentences meted out to protesters, Omar Okribashvili and Saba Meparishvili, and the emerging circumstances of their trial following their participation in the May 2024 protests against the “foreign influence” legislation, Denis Krivosheev, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, said: “Sentencing Omar Okribashvili and Saba Meparishvili to imprisonment, through […] The post Georgia: Criminal justice system abused to suppress protests appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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