Protester Zurab Menteshashvili Sentenced to Nine Months in Jail In First Criminal Conviction for ‘Repeated Road Blockage’

Zurab Menteshashvili, 61, has been sentenced to nine months in prison after being found guilty of “repeated road blockage,” marking the first known conviction under the charge introduced as part of controversial amendments adopted in October 2025, when repeating certein protest-related offenses were criminalized. Tbilisi City Court Judge Nino Galustashvili, who had previously handed down …

By Civil.ge