A participant in a protest against the law on foreign agents in Georgia has been sentenced.

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Activist Giorgi Kuchuashvili was convicted in Georgia for assaulting a police officer during a protest against the foreign agent law. He was sentenced to four years in prison, but an appellate court reduced the sentence to two years.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on May 14, 2024, the Georgian Parliament adopted the bill "On Transparency of Foreign Influence" amid widespread and prolonged protests. According to the ombudsman, more than 200 people were detained at the protests, more than half of whom reported mistreatment by security forces.

A Georgian appellate court has reduced the sentence of 31-year-old activist Giorgi Kuchuashvili, who was detained at a protest against the "foreign agents" law in May 2024, Georgia-Online reported on October 17.

Kuchuashvili's sentence was handed down in February by the Tbilisi City Court. It found the activist guilty of assaulting a police officer (Article 353-1 of the Georgian Criminal Code) and sentenced him to four years in prison. According to investigators, Kuchuashvili threw a bottle at a protest, which hit a special forces officer in the head.

The appellate court agreed with the lawyers' arguments. that Kuchuashvili's actions could not be classified as an assault, and reclassified the charge to a lesser one—resisting police. Ultimately, the activist's sentence was reduced to two years. Considering the time he spent in prison, he will be released in seven months.