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Ruben Vardanyan to be tried by Baku Military Court

Ruben Vardanyan to be tried by Baku Military Court

The Prosecutor General's Office of Azerbaijan has sent a criminal case against Ruben Vardanyan to court. He and other participants in the criminal process have been informed about the completion of the preliminary investigation.

Saakashvili's arrest extended in border crossing case

Saakashvili's arrest extended in border crossing case

The Tbilisi City Court ruled to leave former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili in pretrial custody during an investigation into a criminal case on an illegal border crossing in 2021. The court dismissed objections from …

Trial of Netanyahu resumes in Tel Aviv

Trial of Netanyahu resumes in Tel Aviv

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to take the stand on December 10 in his long-running trial for alleged corruption. At Tuesday's hearing, the Israeli premier is expected to take the witness stand for the first time, …

Opposition party member fined for Georgia's CEC incident

Opposition party member fined for Georgia's CEC incident

Tbilisi City Court fined member of the United National Movement opposition party Davit Kirtadze by 500 lari ($182) for last week's incident, for throwing black paint on Chair of the Georgian Central Election Commission Giorgi …

Georgia not to recount invalid election ballot papers

Georgia not to recount invalid election ballot papers

The Tbilisi Court of Appeals dismissed all three complaints submitted by the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy, a Georgian electoral watchdog, over recount of invalid ballot papers in 15 polling stations in Gori …

Ruben Vardanyan's arrest extended

Ruben Vardanyan's arrest extended

The court has extended the arrest of Ruben Vardanyan. The criminal case against the former "state minister" of the separatist regime in Azerbaijan was initiated on September 27, 2023.