U.S. Senator Suggests Georgian President to Pardon Rurua, Zurabishvili Declines

U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair James Risch said on July 30 that he “remains very concerned” about sentencing Giorgi Rurua, pro-opposition Mtavari Arkhi TV shareholder, “on spurious charges.” Risch told Voice of America (VoA) Georgian that “a legal system should never be used to fulfil political aims.” “As she did earlier with Giorgi Ugulava … https://civil.ge/archives/361166 #news #georgia #giorgi_rurua #headline #salome_zurabishvili #u.s.-georgia_relations