Zurab “Girchi” Japaridze, one of the leaders of the Coalition for Change, has left Rustavi Prison after seven months of imprisonment. The information was shared on Japaridze’s Facebook page.

“Zurab Japaridze is free! The Penitentiary Service released him earlier than the scheduled date, and he has already left Rustavi Prison,” the statement reads.

Zurab “Girchi” Japaridze was detained on May 22 in the courtroom. He had been summoned to provide explanations to the Temporary Investigative Commission of the Parliament of Georgia, which he did not attend. Japaridze was charged under Article 349 of the Criminal Code, which refers to “failure to comply with the request of the Temporary Investigative Commission of the Parliament of Georgia.”