The brother of the founder of Batumelebi, Mzia Amaglobeli, has entered the women's penitentiary institution, Netgazeti reports.

Mzia Amaglobeli's brother went to the women's penitentiary institution yesterday morning and is still there.

For information, Mikheil Kavelashvili pardoned 159 people on the occasion of the Epiphany. There were expectations that the pardon might apply to those detained during the protests, although the list of those who were pardoned by Mikheil Kavelashvili is not yet known.

The founder of Batumelebi and Netgazeti, Mzia Amaglobeli, was arrested on January 11, 2025. She was sentenced to 2 years in prison on August 6. In particular, she was convicted under Article 353, Part 1 of the Criminal Code, which provides for resistance, threats or violence against a public order defender or other representative of the government. The punishment for this act is a fine, house arrest for a term of up to 2 years, and also imprisonment for a term of 2 to 6 years.