The court set bail for Zurab Japaridze.

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The Tbilisi City Court has set bail for opposition leader Zurab Japaridze, who was recently released from prison, at 30,000 lari.

As reported by the Caucasian Knot, Zurab Japaridze, leader of the Girchi - More Freedom party, was sentenced to imprisonment for failing to appear in court for a parliamentary investigative commission. On December 19, he was released after serving seven months in prison.

On December 22, the Tbilisi City Court set bail for opposition politician Zurab Japaridze at 30,000 lari in the "sabotage case." The court approved the prosecutor's office's motion to ban Japaridze from leaving the country, and his ID and passport were confiscated, Georgia Online reports.

Japaridze stated that he had not yet decided whether to post bail. He also recalled that a similar measure of restraint had already been chosen for him after his release from prison.

On November 6, it became known that the Prosecutor General's Office of Georgia had launched an investigation into a criminal case against opposition leaders (including Zurab Japaridze) for crimes against the state. The charges include sabotage, organizing protests after the 2024 elections, hostile activity against Georgia, and calls for the overthrow of the government.