Civil activists Tornike Toshkhua and Mindia Shervashidze, who were arrested in August 2025 on charges of group violence, were found guilty by the court and each sentenced to one year of imprisonment. The decision was delivered on April 1 by Judge Elene Goguadze of the Tbilisi City Court. The sentence is to be calculated from the date of arrest.

Tornike Toshkhua (37) and Mindia Shervashidze (33) are participants in the pro-European protests on Rustaveli Avenue. They were arrested on August 16, following an incident that occurred on August 1. On that day, the activists attempted to remove from the area an individual armed with a knife –  identified as Georgian Dream supporter Beka Gotsiridze,  who was allegedly attempting to provoke a confrontation. The attempt resulted in an incident.

Subsequently, the Prosecutor’s Office brought charges against the activists under the provision of group violence (Article 126¹, paragraph 1, subparagraph “b” of the Criminal Code of Georgia). The court did not accept the defense’s argument that the defendants had acted within the bounds of necessary self-defense. Legal representatives have assessed the decision as setting a dangerous precedent.