Georgia: Politics and Government
Commons · Question 63230 · Tabled 26 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by James MacCleary
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of Bidzina Ivanishvili and his affiliates on support for Georgian democracy; and whether he is considering sanctions
Answer
Answered by Stephen Doughty, 1 Jul 2025
I am seriously concerned by the recent sentences imposed on several prominent Georgian opposition figures including Mr Japaridze, Mr Khazaradze and Mr Vashadze. These were blatantly politically-motivated, and aimed at blocking political opposition from fu...