The Prime Minister of Georgia introduced the new Defense Minister at a briefing on August 1. It is 42-year-old Levan Izoria, which to this day has been Deputy Head of the State Security Service of Georgia, and he previously was Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs.
In 1996 Izoria graduated from the law faculty of Tbilisi State University and then the University of Santa Augusta in Germany. In 2002, he worked at the Academy of Sciences of Georgia and the country's Security Council. He was a representative of the German Conrad Adenauer Foundation in the South Caucasus.
In 2004 - 2006 he was the Rector of the Police Academy of Georgia. In 2012 he became Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs.
Recall that the former Minister of Defense, Tinatin Khidasheli left her post in connection with the participation in the election campaign in the Republican Party, which is no longer part of the ruling coalition Georgian Dream. -02D-
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On November 28, the Tbilisi City Court ruled to extradite Afgan Sadigov, the head of the website Azel.TV, to Azerbaijan. This was reported by his wife Sevinj Sadigova. The defense will appeal the court's decision.
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The leader of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP), Ali Kerimli, has stated that his internet blockade has become more severe. “For almost five years, I have been under an internet blockade. But recently, it has taken on an openly blatant and shameless form,” Kerimli said during a press conference today.
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On November 27, an online hearing took place at the Khatai District Court regarding a petition from the defense for the release of Alaskar Mammadli, the founder of Toplum TV, under house arrest. Mammadli has been in custody at Baku’s Detention Center No. 1. The court denied the petition, Mammadli's brother, Nasimi Mammadli.
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On November 28, another hearing took place in the case of public activist Ilhamiz Guliyev. During the proceedings, the court reviewed a response from the 28th Police Station of the Yasamal District in Baku. At the previous hearing, the defense had requested that the court obtain footage from the surveillance cameras at this police station, where Guliyev was taken on December 4 of last year. However, the police response stated that the video footage had not been preserved.
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