Zugdidi Court Rules Positively on Pension Repayment

The court in Zugdidi, western Georgia, ruled positively today on 850 local pensioners appeal, demanding from the government repayment of the pension backlog for 1998-2000.

The pensioners from Zugdidi filed a lawsuit on the initiative of the opposition National Movement party. Koba Davitashvili of the National Movement party was the pensioners? lawyer.

Earlier courts of Samtredia, Kutaisi and Gori also ruled positively on local pensioners? similar appeal, causing President Shevardnadze?s protest.

He demanded from the judges to reject pensioners? lawsuits regarding the pension backlog repayment. 

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