Judge Davit Makaridze of the Tbilisi City Court found civil activist Ilia Ghlonti, one of the founders of the “Daitove” platform, liable for an administrative offence for standing on the sidewalk during a protest and ordered four days of administrative detention. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia alleged that on 17 December Ghlonti created an obstruction to pedestrian movement on the sidewalk near the Parliament of Georgia.

Administrative proceedings against citizens in relation to sidewalk protests commenced following legislative amendments adopted by Georgian Dream on 12 December 2025.  As a result of these amendments, protest activity on sidewalks was, in effect, also prohibited. For a first violation, the legislation provides for administrative detention for a period of up to 15 days (up to 20 days in the case of an organizer), while a repeated violation may result in the imposition of criminal liability. According to the assessment of Transparency International Georgia, “the detention of an individual for standing on a sidewalk, even under administrative procedure, let alone the imposition of criminal punishment cannot withstand any criticism when assessed against the standards of freedom of assembly guaranteed by the Constitution of Georgia and by international human rights instruments.”