"The bill violates fundamental human rights norms and, if adopted, would severely harm Georgia’s civil society and further escalate the human rights crisis the authorities have triggered in recent months."

This requires attention, too: third reading next week. #Georgia

The prosecutor simply listed the reasons in Georgian law for denying bail, without any substantiation. Such blanket use of pretrial detention is wrong. Authorities should revise their request for pretrial detention for Amaghlobeli, and free the journalist pending a credible investigation!

Prosecutor contended that Amaghlobeli would likely interfere with investigation or re-offend, but presented no specific facts to substantiate these claims. The European Court has been very clear that pretrial detention should be a measure of last resort, justified by personal circumstances.