(Read the full article on Civil.ge)

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili today pardoned Giorgi Rurua, a shareholder of pro-opposition Mtavari Arkhi TV, whose release was one of the clauses in the April 19 EU-brokered deal, Civil.ge reported.

According to Civil.ge, after a group of opposition lawmakers entered the Georgian Parliament, President Zurabishvili welcomed the fulfillment of the first stage of the agreement. “On my part, I kept my word and signed the act of pardon,” she highlighted.