Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze released from prison based on presidential pardon

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Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze released from prison based on presidential pardon

05-09-2025 15:07

Leaders of “Lelo–Strong Georgia”, Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze, has been released from Rustavi Prison following a pardon issued today by Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili.

The leaders of “Lelo” were arrested on June 23 by a court decision.

The Tbilisi City Court sentenced them to eight months in prison and barred them from holding public office for 2 years for failing to comply with the request of the Georgian Parliament’s temporary investigative commission.

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