A prominent Georgian journalist has been released from prison after serving a four-year term for extortion, RFE/RL's Russian Service reports.
Shalva Ramishvili was convicted of trying to blackmail a member of parliament representing the ruling United National Movement of President Mikheil Saakashvili. The opposition considered him a political prisoner.
Ramishvili was the founder, director, and a co-owner of the 202 independent television company, which played a major role in Georgia's Rose Revolution in 2003, which brought Saakashvili to power.
Ramishvili has always said that his imprisonment was politically motivated and he therefore never asked for clemency.
Shalva Ramishvili was convicted of trying to blackmail a member of parliament representing the ruling United National Movement of President Mikheil Saakashvili. The opposition considered him a political prisoner.
Ramishvili was the founder, director, and a co-owner of the 202 independent television company, which played a major role in Georgia's Rose Revolution in 2003, which brought Saakashvili to power.
Ramishvili has always said that his imprisonment was politically motivated and he therefore never asked for clemency.
