Those accused in the Tbilisi riots case have been remanded in custody.

The Tbilisi City Court refused to grant lawyers' requests to release a group of defendants in the storming of the presidential palace.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by October 18, 2025, the number of defendants in the storming of the presidential palace in Tbilisi had reached 62.

The Tbilisi City Court upheld the arrest of the defendants in the October 4th protest case: Beka Kelekhsashvili, Mamuka Labuchidze, Gurielu Kardava, Vakhtang Pitskhelauri, Alexander Khabeishvili, Abo Naveriani, Anton Uper, Avtandil Surmanidze, Giorgi Muladze, and Temur Kurtsikidze, Interpressnews reported on January 20.

Some of the defendants' lawyers petitioned to lift the pretrial detention order, while others requested that the pretrial detention order be changed to bail. The defense explained that the evidence presented in the case does not confirm the guilt of their clients.

In turn, the prosecutor's office requested that the arrest warrant be upheld, and the court granted the prosecutor's motion, the newspaper writes.

As a reminder, those detained in connection with the storming of the presidential palace include five protest leaders 1 . They were arrested on charges of organizing group violence, calling for the overthrow of the government, and attempting to seize the presidential palace. They face up to nine years in prison; all five refused to plead guilty.

On October 4, 2025, municipal elections were held in all municipalities of Georgia. Candidates from the ruling Georgian Dream were elected mayor in all 64 cities where elections were held, receiving 100% of the vote in 26 of them. These elections will determine the political balance in Georgia for the coming years, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "Municipal Elections in Georgia on October 4, 2025".

The "Caucasian Knot" has compiled materials about the recent municipal elections and protests by opposition supporters on the thematic page "Georgia: Post-Election Protests".