"The regime is prosecuting the best sons and daughters of this country, but like all regimes, this one will inevitably come to an end," said Giorgi Kadagidze, former president of the National Bank of Georgia, who was arrested during a protest march on the embankment.

According to Kadagidze, the country currently has 52 political prisoners who have been detained without any legitimate grounds.

"There are 52 political prisoners in this country, detained completely unjustly. But I want to emphasize one thing—when I was arrested, along with me, they also arrested a young woman who is a kindergarten teacher, another young woman who is a primary school teacher, a young woman who is a university lecturer, and a young man who is an IT specialist. He was worried because he had a job interview at 8:00 AM the next morning.

In short, this regime is prosecuting the best people of this country, but like all regimes, this one will inevitably fall. And when it does, it will end in a way that false witnesses and the farce of an unjust court will never happen again," said Giorgi Kadagidze upon his release from the courtroom.

For context, the former president of the National Bank was administratively detained on February 2 during an ongoing protest near the Vakhushti Bridge on the embankment. The investigation against Giorgi Kadagidze is proceeding under the Administrative Offenses Code, and the court hearing on his case has been postponed until February 7.