#georgian-dream

#georgian-dream

The jailing means that nearly all of the country's major pro-European opposition figures have now been imprisoned. The crackdown has increased accusations against the ruling Georgian Dream party that it is trampling on democracy amid ongoing protests in the wake of last year's disputed elections.

Mikheil Saakashvili's recent sentences, amounting to twelve and a half years, reflect the Georgian Dream government's fear of his political resurgence and are seen as a politically motivated move.