Georgia jails `armed opposition group`
TBILISI – A Georgian court has handed jail terms to 15 opposition supporters for allegedly forming an illegal armed group to bring a fugitive politician back to Georgia.
A statement by Tbilisi City Court on Thursday said the men were given sentences of between six months to six years after pleading guilty and striking a plea bargain.
The group was accused of planning to help former defense minister Irakli Okruashvili -- who fled the country after going into opposition and being convicted of corruption -- to return to Georgia during antigovernment protests in May that ended in violence.
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