Ani Kistauri, an employee of the Media Development Foundation (MDF), was subjected to 2 days of administrative detention. The decision was delivered by Judge Davit Makaradze.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs drew up an administrative offence report against Kistauri for standing on a pavement. The case concerns her presence in front of Parliament on 17 and 18 December 2025 during pro-European protest actions.

During the hearing, the Ministry’s representative, Tekla Kobakhidze, stated that, during Kistauri’s presence at the location, pedestrians were required to move onto the bus lane in order to continue to their destination, which, in her assessment, constituted an obstruction of pedestrian movement. On this basis, she requested that Kistauri be found liable for an administrative offence.

However, the Ministry’s representative did not substantiate the basis on which it was asserted that the individuals who moved onto the bus lane were not protest participants and that their movement had in fact been obstructed, relying instead on her own assessment.

At the stage of the proceedings, defence lawyer Mariam Jikia submitted two motions: first, requesting the termination of the proceedings on the grounds that the relevant legal provision is currently under review before the Constitutional Court, and second, requesting the examination of the patrol inspectors who had drawn up the administrative offence reports. Judge Makaradze dismissed both motion.