Britain sanctions 5 senior Georgian officials over protest crackdown
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on December 19, 2024
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026

Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on December 19, 2024
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026

Britain sanctioned five Georgian officials over protest crackdowns following the suspension of EU accession talks, targeting the interior ministry.
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain sanctioned five senior Georgian officials over the state response to protests that took place in Georgia following the announcement of the suspension of EU accession talks, an official government notice showed on Thursday.
The sanctions targeted senior figures in Georgia's interior ministry, which oversaw the police's disproportionate use of violence against protestors, the British government said in the notice.
(This story has been refiled to fix a typo in the headline)
(Reporting by Muvija M; Writing by Catarina Demony; Editing by William James)
The main topic is the UK's sanctions on Georgian officials due to their response to protests following the suspension of EU accession talks.
The UK sanctioned Georgian officials due to the disproportionate use of violence by police against protestors.
The sanctions target senior figures in Georgia's interior ministry.
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