A Tbilisi court has granted bail to Giorgi Vashadze in the sabotage case.

The Tbilisi City Court has set bail for Giorgi Vashadze, leader of the Strategy Agmashenebeli party, as a preventive measure in the case of sabotage and assisting a foreign state in hostile activities.

As reported by Caucasian Knot, on January 24, 2026, one of the leaders of the Georgian opposition, Giorgi Vashadze, sentenced to seven months in prison for failing to appear at a meeting of a parliamentary commission, was released from Rustavi Prison.

At today's hearing, Judge Mzia Garshaulishvili set bail for Giorgi Vashadze in the amount of 30,000 lari (about 11,000 dollars. - note by "Caucasian Knot") in the sabotage case. which the politician must pay within 30 days. In addition to bail, the court also ordered Vashadze to surrender his identity card and passport to the investigative body, Interpressnews reported today.

As the prosecution stated at the hearing, the preventive measure is necessary to prevent the risk of further crimes, as well as the risk of the accused fleeing. As Prosecutor Ani Khubedzhashvili explained, bail of 30,000 lari will be restrictive for Vashadze, and the fact that he will suffer significant financial losses if he commits another crime serves as a deterrent.

During the trial, Giorgi Vashadze addressed the judge and stated that the essence of the charge was unclear to him. "There's nothing in the case, the essence of the charges is unclear. No one, not even myself, understands what the investigation accuses me of. What exactly did I do, and what am I accused of?!" Vashadze asked the judge.

Vashadze also asked the judge not to confiscate his ID and passport, as without them he would no longer be able to access basic services, including medical care.

"The prosecutor is speaking as if I'm systematically violating the law. I'm sorry, but there's no evidence that I'm breaking the law. I spent seven months in solitary confinement, and that's also unfair. I protest this lawlessness. Madam Judge, I ask you to inform the prosecutor's office that I'm not a systematic violator of the law," the politician said in court.

Vashadze emphasized that he was released from prison on Friday and had a passport and visas, but he hadn't traveled anywhere. "As with Zura Japaridze, I knew the same would happen in my case. And so it happened, but I didn't run away. I fight for justice and have no intention of running away. Please don't restrict my right to movement," he asked the judge.

According to the defense, Giorgi Vashadze, as a politician, is obligated to have his own opinion and, therefore, oppose it to the ruling party. Omar Purtseladze said there is no evidence that his client's actions harmed the country's interests. According to his explanation, there are no grounds for taking preventive measures against Vashadze.