Heroes / Gmirebi
Georgia · gmirebi.ge
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryGeorgia
Age / Sex23 · male
Occupation—
Arrested in—
Held at—
Categorypolitical
StatusReleased
Sentence1 year 6 months
Georgia · context
154documented cases
7 urgent · 35 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
5
Social Media
1
Political
142
Protest
3
Reports of Torture or Ill-treatment.
Subjected to physical abuse or severe ill-treatment in detention. Violation of international law.
Case Summary
Omar Okribelashvili and Saba Meparishvili, two young individuals, were arrested on May 14, 2024, during a protest against the "Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence" on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi. They were accused of collectively damaging a metal barrier belonging to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, located in front of the Georgian Parliament building, an offense under Article 187, Part 2, Subsection "g" of the Criminal Code of Georgia. Charged under Article 187 of the Georgian Criminal Code. Documented as having been subjected to torture/ill-treatment.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01«They are sending them to prison for nothing, they were arrested for damaging a 400-lari 'tin sheet,' and they are not even releasing them on bail.»
- 02«.. I had the urge to cause damage because the government does not pay attention to the people and acts according to its own will... I was there for Georgia... I wanted the Russian law to be repealed»
- 03«... I was at the protest against the Russian law and saw how a young boy was taken away. I wouldn't call it an abduction; it was more like he was thrown into the air. When someone is taken like that, it's the same as a provocation, in my opinion»
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Participating in property damage
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 187
03Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
May 16, 2024
Sentence served
2y 1mo / 1 year 6 months
04Sources
Data Source
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Saba Meparishvili (PPW case cmpvwr15). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmpvwr15f000b1vg1uepznoew. Original data from Heroes / Gmirebi (https://gmirebi.ge/en/heroes/64).
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