The President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, has pardoned Nika Gavramia, the founder of the opposition-minded TV Channel “Mtavari Arkhi”.
The President made the relevant statement a few minutes ago at a briefing.
The founder of Mtavari Arkhi, Nika Gvaramia, who was found guilty by the court, was arrested on May 16, 2022, in the court session hall.
The judge of the Tbilisi City Court, Lasha Chkhikvadze, found Gvaramia partially guilty, reclassified part of the charges brought against him under Article 220, and sentenced him to 3 years and 6 months in prison.
On September 6, 2020, the General Prosecutor’s Office indicted Nika Gvaramia in the Rustavi 2 case. He was accused of embezzlement of a large amount of property rights belonging to Rustavi 2 by the group with a prior agreement, commercial bribery, forging of fake official documents, and legalization of illegal income. Gvaramia is also accused of abuse of official authority. He was given a bail of 40,000 GEL as a preventive measure. In addition, he had a limited right to leave the country.
By Ana Dumbadze
