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Sunday, 21 March 2010

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  • South Ossetia: facing a revolution? 2010-03-19 09:52
  • Is the grandmaster going to play into Saakashvili’s hands? 2010-03-16 22:27
  • Have the “black” political strategists failed? 2010-03-16 09:39 Political analysts in Russia and Georgia provide different opinions on the Imedi broadcast from the point of view of its contents. In Moscow, the report was taken as a provocative action, while in Tbilisi some people consider a scenario of the Russian attack like this to be quite possible. Both the Russian and the Georgian political analysts share the only idea that the political strategists failed to reach all the set purposes.
  • Tusk-like hopes 2010-03-15 09:59 One of these days, Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk has visited Georgia. He discussed the issues of cooperation of the two countries in the fields of economy, energy, transport and tourism with the republican government. GeorgiaTimes correspondent has discussed the common points between Tbilisi and Warsaw, as well as the prospects of the Georgian-Polish dialogue, with the Russian and Georgian political analysts.
  • A drugs PR-test 2010-03-11 22:36 The Georgian government is going to pass a drugs test at the suggestion of the parliamentary opposition. President Mikhail Saakashvili expressed his readiness to be the first to submit to a hair test, just like in the times when he was Minister of Justice. The humiliating and extravagant way to show that the leader of the country is concerned about the social problem was commented upon by the Georgian and Russian experts.
  • Brothers-in-arms no more? 2010-03-10 22:59 It looks like the epoch of solid friendship between Tbilisi and Kiev is drawing to an end. Ukraine’s new president Viktor Yanukovich is expected to change the anti-Russian policies the republic has been pursuing with Yushenko. Ukraine-Georgia cool-down will most severely reflect on defense cooperation between the countries. Media have got hold of the information that the post of Ukrspetsexport CEO in charge of arms supply to Tbilisi can be offered to Valery Konovalyuk, a member of the Party of Regions, one of the toughest critics of military aid to Saakashvili regime.
  • Saakashvili in search of the way to Russia’s heart 2010-03-09 23:37 According to the Georgian opposition, Mikhail Saakashvili continues seeking contacts with the Kremlin. After the president’s uncle Temur Alasania’s visits to Moscow, the mediate powers were delegated to President of Armenia Serge Sargsyan. GeorgiaTimes interlocutors are commenting upon the prospects of the Armenian diplomacy.
  • Meetings with Putin as gesture of benevolence 2010-03-08 21:44 Georgia’s second politician was greatly honored to be received in Moscow. Ex “Rose revolutionist” Nino Burdzhanadze met with United Russia leader, PM Vladimir Putin. The talks were held behind closed doors rousing hopes in the guest’s heart that Russian-Georgian confrontation could be overcome. GeorgiaTimes’ interlocutors in Tbilisi and Moscow discuss the meaning of Kremlin’s cooperation with Georgian opposition.
  • Several words about Ardzinba instead of an epitaph 2010-03-05 13:57 First President of Abkhazia Vladislav Ardzinba has died in a Moscow hospital. He was 64 years old. His life started in a family of teachers and ended with a great lesson for Georgia. A history professor, he led the people of his country through the hard times and witnessed the complete manifestation of his dream, that is, the revival of Abkhazia’s independence at the end of his life. The role of this person in the contemporary history was estimated by the interlocutors of GeorgiaTimes.
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Pardon – a chance for a new life. What’s next?

2009-11-03 16:54 - Alas, there is no extra funds for that in the budget, - Elena Tevdoradze replies remarking that for a year and a half already the parliament has been postponing consideration of the so-called anti-drug law that would balance the criminal responsibility of drug addicts and their treatment. The rights defender notes that if the law was adopted there would be fewer cases with foisted drugs at detentions and some unwanted people going to jail. According to Tevdoradze, the law was shelved because of lack of financing. To be objective she remarks that the current authorities managed to improve the criminal situation but it is still unclear why the prisons get loaded so fast.

"I sat on the pardon committee, - our interlocutor says by way of example. - Before the pardon decree there were nearly 18 thousand people in prisons. Some 500 were released. Two weeks later I heard the same figure - 18 thousand people serving their terms".

- Should the law be liberalized?", - I ask Elene Tevdoradze.

- It depends on the essence. Yes, there is practically no car hijacking or mobile phone stealing, businessmen are free from the care of "mafia bosses". But I personally was against adopting the European system of punishment. That means if in the USSR a person was convicted on several articles, his prison term was the longest of these articles. Under the European system all terms stipulated by various articles get added to each other amounting to 15-20 years' imprisonment instead of 7-8 years as before. Our prisons were not prepared for that.


 

 

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