Davit Koldari, convicted in connection with the spring 2024 protests against Georgia’s foreign agents law, left prison on August 7 after serving two years and three months on a property-damage charge.
“Davit Koldari was thrown out of Laituri Prison at 6 a.m. He was standing alone outside the prison, probably so that we would not be there to greet him and would not have footage,” activist Natia Gabrava wrote on Facebook, noting that his lawyer had been told the previous day that he would be released between 10:00 and 10:30.
Prosecutors accused Koldari of climbing onto a patrol police car and smashing its windshield with his foot during the April 16, 2024 protest rally in Tbilisi near parliament. According to media reports, Judge Mikheil Jinjolia convicted him on February 4, 2025, under Article 187 of Georgia’s Criminal Code, which covers “damage or destruction of property which has resulted in substantial damage” and carries a sentence of up to five years in prison, among other non-custodial penalties.
Koldari is the fourth protester convicted over the spring 2024 protests to leave prison. In May, Giorgi Kuchuashvili, convicted of resisting a police officer, was released after serving two years in prison. In November 2025, Omar Okribelashvili and Saba Meparishvili were released after serving 18 months on property-damage charges related to the same protests.
Five other protesters remain in prison in connection with the 2024 spring protests against the foreign agents law. Giorgi Okmelashvili, Irakli Megvinetukhutsesi, and Pridon Bubuteishvili were convicted on protest-related charges, while Ucha Abashidze and Mariam Iashvili, who were also arrested in connection with the spring 2024 protests, were convicted of illegally obtaining and storing private-life secrets.
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