Wife of Russian prisoner of conscience Anton Chechin, Manana Samkharadze, after Judge Dzwebe Nachkebia sentenced him to eight and a half years

In case anyones wondering:

> Anton Chechin stands accused under Article 260, Part 6 (Subparagraph “a”) of the Georgian Criminal Code, which deals with possession and storage of a large quantity of narcotic substances.
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> Chechin was arrested on December 3, 2024, while heading to work; he had previously participated in pro-EU and anti-occupation protests. He claims that law enforcement planted drugs on him in retaliation for his activism
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> TI Georgia flagged Chechin, along with two other activists (Giorgi Akhobadze and Nikoloz Katsia), as victims of fabricated drug charges intended to discredit the protest movement. The investigation highlighted serious procedural flaws—including searches without court orders or neutral witnesses—and noted that these cases appeared systematically designed to marginalize dissent.
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> Multiple civil society organizations (CSOs) have warned that the Georgian authorities are misusing criminal drug charges as a tool for political repression, targeting figures like Chechin to undermine civic resistance
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