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Among politicians, Vano Merabishvili ranks 16, out of 19, Before him are Milton Margai, Christopher Hornsrud, Christian Poncelet, Nisreen Elsaim, John....
What should happen after the European Court finds a ‘misuse of power’ in criminal proceedings against a leading opposition politician?
Ivane Merabishvili appears during a preliminary hearing of his case.
The armed conflict over South Ossetia lasted one week in August and will have consequences for lifetimes and beyond.
(Reuters)
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Under cover of darkness one night in December 2013, Ivane Merabishvili was hauled from his prison cell and taken to meet two of the highest ranking officials in Georgian law enforcement.
The Chief Prosecutor of Georgia and the Head of the Georgian Prison Service attempted to blackmail the former Georgian Prime Minister into providing information on two other opposition politicians (belonging to Mr Merabishvili’s party, one of whom had recently died).
Last November (2017), the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights found that Mr Merabishvili’s detention was politically motivated, in particular because of this incident. So what should happen now, three months after the Court’s judgment?
EHRAC and Georgian lawyer Oto Kakhid