US EditionCourt Orders Mikheil Saakashvili to Pay GEL 9 Million Over ‘Jackets Case’ - Civil Georgia
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The former President of Georgia, Mikhail Saakashvili, serving a prison sentence in several criminal cases, as well as the former head of his guard, Teimuraz Janashia, were sentenced by the State to pay 9 million lari (more than $3 million) in a civil suit, and transferred to Interpressnews.
The Tbilisi Court of Appeals has upheld the verdict against former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili and former head of the State Special Protection Service Temur Janashia in the so-called “Jacket Case.” At the same time, Judge Aleksandre Gzirishvili also announced a verdict in the ongoing civil dispute over the “Jacket Case,” ordering Saakashvili and Janashia to pay a total of 9 million GEL to the state budget.
The Tbilisi Court of Appeals has left unchanged the first instance court's decision against the third President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, and the former head of the State Security Service, Teimuraz Janashia, who were convicted of embezzling a large amount of budget funds. In particular, the Chamber of Judges left unchanged the 9-year prison sentence imposed on Saakashvili and the 300,000-GEL fine imposed on Teimuraz Janashia. Both of them…
Tbilisi City Court ordered former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili and former head of the Special State Protection Service Teymuraz Janashiya to pay the state 9 million lari
The Tbilisi City Court ordered former President Mikheil Saakashvili and former head of the Special State Protection Service Teimuraz Janashia to pay 9 million lari (about $3.3 million) to the budget. This is reported by “Ekho Kavkaza”. In March 2025, Saakashvili was sentenced to 9 years in prison for embezzling 9 million lari. The court found that Saakashvili “embezzled” the money, and Janashia “used his official position against public interest…
Court Orders Mikheil Saakashvili to Pay GEL 9 Million Over ‘Jackets Case’ - Civil Georgia
Tbilisi City Court has ordered former President Mikheil Saakashvili to pay GEL 9 million (about USD 3.3 million) to recover funds he was found guilty of embezzling in the so-called “jackets case,” for which he is serving a nine-year prison term. Speaking outside the courthouse, Saakashvili’s lawyer Beka Basilaia told Formula TV that “the court system fully obeys Bidzina Ivanishvili’s instructions,” and called Saakashvili a “political prisoner.” …
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