Day: May 19, 2024
Opening of Qiz Qalasi & Khodaafarin dams on border of #Azerbaijan #Iran came after lengthy talks to ensure, despite concerns that regional tensions could block those borders, Iranian land access to the #SouthCaucasus.https://t.co/LbzCGNKrQA
— Banafsheh Keynoush بنفشه کی نوش (@BanafshKeynoush) May 19, 2024
The Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was found to be suffering from a lung infection on Sunday.https://t.co/sgMyQWMoHT
— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) May 19, 2024
Ebrahim Raisi: search and rescue operation after helicopter crash https://t.co/kGxkVo2JnJ.
— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) May 19, 2024
Iran president crash latest: Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter found ‘in heavy fog’ by search teams | The Independent https://t.co/mUZKorFB7E
— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) May 19, 2024
Ebrahim Raisi: search and rescue operation after helicopter crash https://t.co/kGxkVo2JnJ.
— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) May 19, 2024
Iran president crash latest: Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter found ‘in heavy fog’ by search teams | The Independent https://t.co/mUZKorFB7E
— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) May 19, 2024
According to multiple testimonies and media reports, tens of protesters received official summonses to be interrogated by the Criminal Police over the wave of protests that swept Georgia after the law on foreign agents was re-submitted to the parliament.
Civil.ge and other media saw several letters of summonses. They are issued by the “Division of Especially Important Cases of the Main Directorate for the Fight against Organized Crime.” Some letters only contain the criminal case number without indicating the charges or the subject of investigation.
Others point to specific articles of the criminal code, namely:
- Article 222: Occupation of blocking of the broadcasting or communications facility or an especially important facility – the article foresees the sanction of up to two years in prison or, in case of aggravating circumstances, two to four years of imprisonment.
- Article 225: organizing, leading, or participating in collective acts of violence: organizing or leading is punishable by six to nine years in prison, and participation by four to six years in prison.
- Article 226: Organizing a collective action that disrupts public order or active participation in such an action – up to three years in prison.
Human rights watchdogs say the summonses are used as means of intimidation. They remind those who have been summoned that they are not under the legal obligation to appear for such an inquest. They advise protesters to request interrogation in court, where the charges and the status of the summoned person (witness, suspect…) has to be formally communicated and the attendance of the defense lawyer is obligatory.
According to multiple testimonies and media reports, tens of protesters received official summonses to be interrogated by the Criminal Police over the wave of protests that swept Georgia after the law on foreign agents was re-submitted to the parliament.
Civil.ge and other media saw several letters of summonses. They are issued by the “Division of Especially Important Cases of the Main Directorate for the Fight against Organized Crime.” Some letters only contain the criminal case number without indicating the charges or the subject of investigation.
Others point to specific articles of the criminal code, namely:
- Article 222: Occupation of blocking of the broadcasting or communications facility or an especially important facility – the article foresees the sanction of up to two years in prison or, in case of aggravating circumstances, two to four years of imprisonment.
- Article 225: organizing, leading, or participating in collective acts of violence: organizing or leading is punishable by six to nine years in prison, and participation by four to six years in prison.
- Article 226: Organizing a collective action that disrupts public order or active participation in such an action – up to three years in prison.
Human rights watchdogs say the summonses are used as means of intimidation. They remind those who have been summoned that they are not under the legal obligation to appear for such an inquest. They advise protesters to request interrogation in court, where the charges and the status of the summoned person (witness, suspect…) has to be formally communicated and the attendance of the defense lawyer is obligatory.
Unconfirmed reports of search and rescue teams at the site of last contact with #Iran‘s president’s helicopter, reportedly where the crash, crash landing or emergency landing occurred. Developments still underway, no confirmation on the fate of the passengers. pic.twitter.com/vjhG154gus
— Nagorno Karabakh Observer (@NKobserver) May 19, 2024