Opposition politician Givi Targamadze has left Rustavi Penitentiary No. 12 after serving a 7-month sentence.

Givi Targamadze was arrested on June 27, 2025. The oppositionist walked to the Vake-Saburtalo police station on his own after the court made a decision to detain him.

As a reminder, the court found opposition politician Givi Targamadze guilty of failing to comply with the request of the parliamentary temporary investigative commission.

By the decision of Judge Nino Galustashvili, he was sentenced to 7 months in prison and was banned from holding office for 2 years. Givi Targamadze did not attend the hearing, and he did not have the right to make a final statement. Givi Targamadze was summoned to the parliament on April 3 to give an explanation to the temporary investigative commission, where he did not appear. After this, he was charged, and the court imposed a 10,000-GEL bail as a preventive measure, which he paid within the time limit established by law. Givi Targamadze 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." The aforementioned action is punishable by a fine, or imprisonment for a term of up to one year, or deprivation of the right to hold a position or engage in an activity for a term of up to three years.