The Supreme Court of Georgia refused to review Amaglobeli's sentence.

The judges of the Supreme Court of Georgia ruled out the possibility of reviewing the sentence of Mzia Amaglobeli, founder of the publications Netgazeti and Batumelebi, by refusing to consider the appeal of her defense.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," in August 2025, a court in Batumi sentenced Mzia Amaglobeli to two years in prison for slapping the city's police chief. Amaglobeli's charges were reduced at the final stage of the trial; the original charge carried a sentence of four to seven years in prison. The appellate court upheld the sentence. The defense appealed this decision.

The Criminal Cases Panel of the Supreme Court of Georgia (Judges Levan Tevzadze, Merab Gabinashvili, and Mamuka Vasadze) refused to accept Amaglobeli's case for consideration on the merits. Thus, they upheld the appellate court's decision, which both the defense and the prosecution had appealed, Netgazeti reported on March 4.

According to the publication, the decision was made without organizing a hearing. Since the Supreme Court's decision is final and cannot be appealed, the journalist's appeal of the verdict has been exhausted.

Amaglobeli's lawyers demanded in their complaint that her sentence be overturned and the journalist be acquitted. The prosecution, in turn, continued to insist on increasing the charges to a sentence of four to seven years in prison.

Two complaints have already been filed with the European Court of Human Rights in connection with Mzia Amaglobeli's case, one concerning violations during the application of preventive measures, and the other concerning the journalist's administrative detention. Both complaints were filed with the ECHR by the Georgian Young Lawyers' Association, Tbilisi Life notes.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that on January 11, female politicians demonstrated outside the Rustavi prison to demand the release of Mzia Amaglobeli, founder of the publications Netgazeti and Batumelebi. On the anniversary of Mzia Amaglobeli's arrest, diplomatic missions from 23 countries and the European Union called the journalist's sentence politically motivated and called for her release.

Since the journalist's arrest, demands for her release and an investigation into the actions of the police, in particular the Batumi police leadership, have been heard at all the mass protests that have taken place daily in Georgia since November 2024. In October 2025, Mzia Amaglobeli received the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, which is the European Union's highest award for human rights activities.