Mamaladze saakashvili biography
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THE ARMENIAN QUESTION: KEEPING A HOME IN GEORGIA AND A HEART IN ARMENIA
by Julia Hakobyan
In many ways Georgia's capital has the look of a modern metropolis, but it is Tbilisi's culture as an old city that leaves the most lasting impression.
Compared to the architecture of Armenia's capital, it is klar that Tbilisi rose before Soviet-styled construction could rob the city of an aesthetic. The city, split by the Kura River, is sheltered by picturesque hills topped with churches, castles and monuments.
Tbilisi's charm is its original layout, a web of narrow cobblestone streets and alleyways. Houses from the 19th century with cozy wooden balconies and verandas enjoy cool yards where a favorable climate allows exotic bushes and trees.
High over the city on Mtatsminda hill (like "Mother Armenia" atop Victory Park in Yerevan) the giant white statue "Mother Georgia" watches the city, welcoming friends with a cup of wine in one grabb and warning enemies with a sword in the other.
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How a Priest’s Accusation May Crush Georgia’s EU Dreams
On Feb. 10, 2017, the Orthodox deacon Giorgi Mamaladze was sitting on a transit bus at Tbilisi International Airport. The Georgian archpriest was headed for Germany, where he would join senior clerics who, days earlier, had accompanied their spiritual leader to a medical clinic following a sudden bout of ill health. But instead of boarding a plane, he was surrounded by state security agents, who dragged him from the bus and took him to a windowless room where he was detained for nine hours. His luggage was eventually brought in and the agents watched as the priest unpacked each item until, as he took a can of shoe deodorant and unscrewed the lid, a vial of white powder fell to the floor.
It was cyanide. Mamaladze was accused of plotting the murder of Ilia II, the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia (head of the Georgian Orthodox Church), who lay in a hospital bed in Berlin, having his gallbladder removed by German surgeons.
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On May 10, 2019, the High Council of Justice began the process of selecting candidates to be nominated to the Parliament of Georgia, which lasted for almost four months. On September 4, 2019, the Council selected 20 candidates for the Parliament to review and vote on.
Below is an overview of the biographies of selected candidates, high-profile court cases reviewed by them, their financial status, links to the government or the influential group of judges in the judiciary, and other relevant information.
Giorgi Mikautadze
Secretary of the High Council of Justice; Lifetime judge of Tbilisi City Court
Born on September 6, 1982, in Tbilisi
Education:
Graduated from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Faculty of Law in 2004.
Was a student at the High School of Justice in 2010-2011.
Work Experience:
Worked as a judge for 8 years. Served as a Chair of the Administrative Cases Panel of Tbilisi City Court, and in 2015 - 2017 served as Chair of the same court. B