Givi Targamadze
ReleasedArrested: 27 June 2025Sentence: 7 months
Art. 349
Article 349 – Failure to comply with investigative commission.
Case Details
On 27 June, Givi Targamadze was sentenced to seven months. He had earlier paid 10,000 GEL bail. Released on January 26, 2026 after serving full sentence. He served as Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2016. In 2016, his car was bombed in Tbilisi's Orbeliani Square. Targamadze links his imprisonment to Russian political influence, claiming Tea Tsulukiani acted on 'Moscow's orders.'
Defense Arguments
Imprisonment linked to Russian political influence.
Personal Background
Former senior official under UNM government. MP from 2004 to 2016. Car bombed in 2016. Sentenced in absentia by Russian court in 2013.
Linked Actors
Tea Tsulukianipolitician
Timeline of Key Dates
27 June 2025
Sentenced to 7 months
26 January 2026
Released after serving full sentence