Georgia's Constitutional Court on July 29 said it would consolidate cases against the controversial "foreign agent" law after 32 opposition lawmakers filed a lawsuit against the legislation. The court's chair, Merab Turava, said the lawsuit, along with two similar lawsuits filed against the law in question by President Salome Zurabishvili and nongovernmental and media organizations earlier, will be looked into jointly on an unspecified day. Zurabishvili vetoed the law in May, but parliament, which is dominated by the ruling Georgian Dream party, overrode her veto. Party officials argue the law is needed because they are the only force that can maintain national sovereignty in the face of foreign forces that don't have Georgia’s best interests in mind. Signed into law on June 4, it has jeopardized the country's aspirations to join the European Union. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Georgian Service, click here.
Georgian Constitutional Court Consolidates Lawsuits Against 'Foreign Agent' Law
Constitutional Court Chairman Merab Turava said the lawsuits will be looked into jointly on an unspecified day. (file photo)