Opposition leader Zurab Girchi Japaridze has announced that he expects to be arrested this week after refusing to pay a 20,000 GEL bail set by the court for his noncompliance with a parliamentary investigation.
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Lena Schilling, a Member of the European Parliament from Austria (Greens/EFA), has sharply criticized the ongoing trial of Georgian journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli, calling the proceedings "political persecution" and warning that the case poses a serious challenge to Georgia's European aspirations.
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The political crisis in Georgia continues along with the uninterrupted protest on Rustaveli Avenue, while the fifth President Salome Zurabishvili along with a few opposition leaders and civil society representatives coordinate efforts to draw international attention.
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