07-05-2026
Tbilisi
Giga Makarashvili Subjected to Five Days of Administrative Detention over a Social Media Post

Judge Koba Chagunava of Tbilisi City Court imposed five days of administrative detention on Giga Makarashvili. The case concerns a post published on social media which, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, contained a verbal insult against the Chairperson of the Parliament of Georgia, Shalva Papuashvili.

The case file includes an administrative offence report drawn up by Korneli Kirtskhalia, Senior Officer of Public Order. According to the report, “on 3 April 2026, citizen Giorgi Makarashvili verbally insulted the Chairperson of the Parliament of Georgia, Shalva Papuashvili, through the social network Facebook.”

The court found Makarashvili liable for an administrative offence and imposed five days of administrative detention as a sanction.

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Administrative Detention | Detention
Court | Ministry of Interior
Persecution Due to Civil Activism
Tbilisi