"I am sorry for the fact that I was released and so many people remain in prisons. I would be really happy if I were the last to be released, after them," opposition politician Givi Targamadze told reporters after leaving the penitentiary.

Targamadze wished good health to those in prison.

"I'm glad to see you. I'm telling you the truth, I was waiting for the new year with deep breaths for your season to resume – thinking whether you would make it or not.. Thank you for making it. Now, let me breathe... It was such a critical moment. Since you've endured now, you will endure.

First of all, of course, I am sorry for the fact that I was released and so many people remain in prisons. I would be really happy if I were the last to be released, after them. Unfortunately, we can't stop this. I wish those people health, I want to wish them courage and endurance. They have proven how much courage they have for a long time. Therefore, I wish them health and in the end everything will be fine. I want to express my gratitude to those people who have been cheering us on these months and especially my family. Yes, my wife and children are really fighting girls, but it would have been much harder for them without you, and for that I am very grateful, I love you all," Givi Targamadze said.

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.