<<No 48 : 14 March 1978>> TWO SECTIONS 1 Gamsakhurdia, Kostava and Rtskhiladze. On 25 January 1978, Victor Rtskhiladze was re-arrested [1]. He was first arrested in April 1977 together with Zviad Gamsakhurdia and Merab Kostava, but released four days later after signing an undertaking not to leave Tbilisi (CCE 45.9). Gamsakhurdia and Kostova (1970s) … Continue reading Suppress Helsinki Groups: Georgia, 1977-8 (48.5)
Category: 06. Georgia
Gamsakhurdia & Kostava Trial, May ’78 (50.2)
<<No 50 : November 1978>> From 15 to 19 May the Tbilisi City Court heard the case of Zviad Gamsakhurdia and Merab Kostava [1]. The two men were charged with “Anti-Soviet Agitation & Propaganda” (Article 71, Georgian SSR Criminal Code = Article 70, RSFSR Code). The court was presided over by A. V. Kobakhidze, Deputy … Continue reading Gamsakhurdia & Kostava Trial, May ’78 (50.2)