The News in Brief
Wednesday, July 2
Official: Charges against opposition leader’s son not political
Criminal charges against the young son of Eka Beselia, a leading figure in the United Opposition, is not politically motivated, said an Interior Ministry representative yesterday.
15-year-old Rati Milorava has been charged with “hooliganism” for an incident four months ago that police say led to a supermarket security guard sustaining knife wounds.
United Opposition representatives say no one was injured in the incident, and that the arrest was politically motivated.
He was released on GEL 2 000 bail yesterday. (Prime News)
TV: Russian helicopters fly over patriot camp
The Georgian media reported that Russian helicopters were seen above the Ganmukhuri patriot camp near the administrative border with Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia.
Television station Rustavi 2 reported that MI24 and MI8 helicopters flew over the camp for ten minutes to take video footage of the area. (Prime News)
New power station to be built in Tbilisi
The Energy Ministry and Caucasus Energy and Infrastructure JSC have signed an agreement to build an electric power station on the Mtkvari River.
The plant will generate up to 55 million KW/h per year.
The company will set electricity tariffs. Construction will begin later this year and is scheduled to take three years. (Prime News)
Marshrutka fares up
Marshrutka fares increased to GEL 0.70 yesterday.
Marshrutka drivers attributed the price hike to increased fuel prices.
“Marshrutkas are commercial transport and the city authorities are not authorized to control the prices,” Tbilisi Mayor Gigi Ugulava said. (Prime News)
Border departments meet in Batumi
The sixth meeting of heads of GUAM border departments was held at the GUAM summit in Batumi yesterday.
The Georgian Border Police department press service said the delegations would consider the border situations of GUAM member states and discuss cooperation in border issues.
A plan for partnership in 2009 was expected to be signed. (Prime News)
Criminal charges against the young son of Eka Beselia, a leading figure in the United Opposition, is not politically motivated, said an Interior Ministry representative yesterday.
15-year-old Rati Milorava has been charged with “hooliganism” for an incident four months ago that police say led to a supermarket security guard sustaining knife wounds.
United Opposition representatives say no one was injured in the incident, and that the arrest was politically motivated.
He was released on GEL 2 000 bail yesterday. (Prime News)
TV: Russian helicopters fly over patriot camp
The Georgian media reported that Russian helicopters were seen above the Ganmukhuri patriot camp near the administrative border with Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia.
Television station Rustavi 2 reported that MI24 and MI8 helicopters flew over the camp for ten minutes to take video footage of the area. (Prime News)
New power station to be built in Tbilisi
The Energy Ministry and Caucasus Energy and Infrastructure JSC have signed an agreement to build an electric power station on the Mtkvari River.
The plant will generate up to 55 million KW/h per year.
The company will set electricity tariffs. Construction will begin later this year and is scheduled to take three years. (Prime News)
Marshrutka fares up
Marshrutka fares increased to GEL 0.70 yesterday.
Marshrutka drivers attributed the price hike to increased fuel prices.
“Marshrutkas are commercial transport and the city authorities are not authorized to control the prices,” Tbilisi Mayor Gigi Ugulava said. (Prime News)
Border departments meet in Batumi
The sixth meeting of heads of GUAM border departments was held at the GUAM summit in Batumi yesterday.
The Georgian Border Police department press service said the delegations would consider the border situations of GUAM member states and discuss cooperation in border issues.
A plan for partnership in 2009 was expected to be signed. (Prime News)