344:, majority of reputable Georgian NGOs all observed the existence of a possible political motivation behind the trial. As the US State Department's 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices observed: "In a March 2019 interview with Imedi TV, Georgian Dream party chair Bidzina Ivanishvili accused Khazaradze of directing an assault against the government. July 2019 charges by the Prosecutor General’s Office came just weeks after Khazaradze’s announcement of his intent to establish a civil movement."
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The court's decision was deemed as unconstitutional by
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GZAAT is one of the first, private high-school providing
Georgian students with world-class education co-founded in 2001 by Guivy Zaldastanishvili, with support from Mamuka Khazaradze and other Georgian entrepreneurs. In 2022 the school invited Keynote Speaker, Humanitarian, and TV and film producer
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Western Georgia, to accommodate very large vessels – the first of its kind in the region. According to the research published by NATO Research Division, Georgia's strategic geographic location gives is vast potential to act as a key transit
313:, after he announced formation of Lelo for Georgia political movement. It was deemed as an attack on political pluralism in Georgia. In 2022, the Tbilisi City Court found Mamuka Khazaradze, Badri Japaridze and Avtandil Tsereteli – initially charged with money-laundering – guilty of
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Independent international expert, Pauline David, selected in open competition by
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