"I do think the GNU comes out of this looking quite strong," says Pillay. "The GNU happened at a really good moment for South Africa ahead of this crisis. If it was just the ANC government in the room, [Ramaphosa's arguments] wouldn't have landed. But being able to say that we have these parties that represent white people in government is such a strong statement."
International lawyer Robert Amsterdam said this week that his client was at risk of "arbitrary detention, coercive interrogation, and abusive mistreatment".The head of Georgia's state security service, Anri Okhanashvili, said Bachiashvili had been convicted of a crime and would serve his sentence, adding that not a single hair had fallen from his head, Interpressnews agency reported.
The prime minister said the businessman appeared to believe that his life was in danger. If that was the case then he should be happy he was back "in Georgia, in a safe place... in appropriate conditions".The allegations coincide with the departure of another close aide of Georgia's most powerful man.Long-serving interior minister Vahtang Gomelauri resigned on Wednesday without giving a reason, other than to spend more time with his family.
Gomelauri has in the past acted as a personal bodyguard for Bidzina Ivanishvili and he has been placed under economic sanctions from the US, the UK and several EU countries for his alleged role in violent suppression of anti-government protests.Ivanishvili, whose estimated wealth is $4.9bn (£3.9bn), made his fortune in Russia in the 1990s in computing, metals and banking.
He established a political party in Georgia in 2011 and won elections the following year.
Bachiashvili told the Guardian he had served as Ivanishvili's "right-hand man" for over a decade, managing the oligarch's vast financial empire and acting as deputy chief executive of Georgia's sovereign wealth fund.By signing into the app, you can create a personalised sport experience.
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