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Political and legal scrutiny of Irakli Garibashvili

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Former Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, who is serving a five-year prison sentence for money laundering, has become the center of renewed political and legal scrutiny. Media reports, including those from the Azerbaijani outlet Haqqin.az, have accused Garibashvili of acting as an agent for French interests during his time in office. These allegations suggest his policies favored Paris, specifically regarding defense agreements for French air-defense systems and financial assistance programs. ~~Additionally, from~~ Some reports suggest that delays in integrating these systems created gaps in Georgia’s national defense. From prison, Garibashvili has called for transparency regarding the death of human rights defender Lazare Jorbenadze, which was officially ruled a suicide. Additionally, Garibashvili has categorically denied allegations from government representatives that he was involved in the publication of critical journalistic content targeting current Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. Following disputes over his visitation rights, Ombudsman Levan Ioseliani visited Garibashvili in a closed-type penitentiary. The visit followed claims from Garibashvili’s legal team that a planned meeting with his children had been canceled. While the prison administration cited infrastructure renovations as the cause for meeting disruptions, the legal team contends the cancellation was retaliation for recent published letters. The Ombudsman has stated he will continue to monitor Garibashvili’s conditions.

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