Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, who has been sentenced to a total of 6 years in prison in 2018 for beating opposition MP Valeri Gelashvili in 2005 and abusing his pardon power in a murder case, was sentenced to 9 more years for embezzlement in the Tbilisi City Court trial.

Saakashvili argued on social media that the money he allegedly misappropriated was “official expenses of the presidential office” and described the verdict as “political persecution.”

There are also two separate ongoing trials against Saakashvili for illegally entering Georgia in 2021 and for dispersing an opposition rally in 2007 and seizing the assets of Badri Patarkachisvili, the founder of the television channel Imedi.

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Srebrenica Genocide Victims Laid to Rest on 30th Anniversary

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Description: Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, who has been sentenced to a total of 6 years in prison in 2018 for beating opposition MP Valeri Gelashvili in 2005 and abusing his pardon power in a murder case, was sentenced to 9 more years for embezzl

On Jul 11, 2025

Seven newly identified victims of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide were buried at the Potocari Memorial Cemetery in Bosnia and Herzegovina on the 30th anniversary of the massacre. The genocide, recognized by international courts, claimed over 8,300 Muslim lives during the Bosnian War.

The ceremony drew leaders and officials from across the region and Europe, including Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, and French and NATO representatives.

Bosnian official Denis Bećirović emphasized the years of propaganda and planning that led to the genocide, while French President Emmanuel Macron warned that denialism has no place in EU-aspiring nations. NATO’s Mark Rutte called it a lasting tragedy linking the Netherlands and Bosnia.

Sirens marked the remembrance across cities, and symbolic tributes—including a silent jump from Mostar Bridge and the release of lilies—honored the victims. The newly buried include victims aged between 17 and 67.

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