Georgian opposition activist jailed
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| Publication Date | 8 June 2009 |
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June 08, 2009
TBILISI – A Tbilisi court has ruled that an opposition activist should be held in pretrial detention for up to two months, RFE/RL's Georgian Service reports.
Gochi Tskilauri, an activist in the opposition Democratic Movement for a United Georgia party, has been charged with illegally purchasing, keeping, and carrying a gun.
Party representatives say the gun was planted by police.
The Democratic Movement for a United Georgia is led by one of Georgia's leading opposition leaders, former parliament speaker Nino Burjanadze.
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