for many years nino burjanadze was speaker of the country's parliament and one of mikhail saakashvili his closest associates in two thousand and eight she resigned from the post of parliamentary speaker and founded an opposition party and yes there is a very serious problem it's corruption in the elite it has grown even larger compared to what it was like in the last years of shevardnadze through when everybody was talking about corruption in georgia's government. it was always an opposition moderate to saakashvili as the owner of a major medical insurance company he knows all too well the meaning of so-called elite corruption. as soon as such as billy and his inner circle came to power they set about collecting taxes and so-called dirty money which was that they sent very many people to prison they were businessmen as well as former officials among them people realize they had better pay off as much as they were expected to pay they sold the property they ceded their shares in businesses to members of saakashvili as party the prosecutor's office and the interior ministry kept a close

as about the same time george's media was going out of its way to report on mikhail saakashvili as police reforms on face value the changes look quite impressive petty crime had been stamped out people now felt more secure on the streets of the terms of the. traffic patrols that stopped taking freud's. it's true. with a country straffing police are totally free from corruption. but you can get your license within a day after pain right through official channels instead of flying in somebody's spock it's. for many years nino but jenna was speaker of the country's parliament and one of mikail. closest associates in two thousand and eight she resigned from the post of parliamentary speaker and founded an opposition party. what's the reason very serious problem it's corruption in the elite it has grown even launch a compared to what it was like in the last years of shevardnadze through when everybody was talking about corruption in georgia's government. there. was always an opposition moderate to saakashvili as the owner of a major medical insurance company he knows all too well the meaning o

mikhail saakashvili have promised to beat corruption and lead the nation to prosperity however it was the press that was the first victim of his law and order. to. get. to. the book it was the fourth quarter. of. this street still keeps its secrets of announced time to reveal that it is the soviet files on. the what i was just thinking about my future before the foreign companies came i dreamed of owning a can cutting factory. but we have less garbage now. some businesses who come here make fun of me. regular garbage boy i'm not bad like people think. i'm a good person. it's just the people don't see me. but i feel it was time people like me. that i feel people will start to appreciate us. as soon as second really took power he attempted to take control of the editorial policy of the country's leading independent t.v. channel. to its own skits mellish really realize that his window of opportunity was quite narrow. bush the authority is ambition to take control of the channel it goes back to two thousand and four where the new system of government seem to be weak we thought we needed t

conspiracy theories are not new in georgia they've been happening quite often since president mikhail saakashvili came to power one of the biggest scandals was probably a few years ago when georgian authorities announced that they prevented a coup at one of the country's military bases. but the opposition says that these are probably city stands being conducted by india authorities to divert the public's attention away from my real economic and political problems and they do exist so i just remember the recent violence clashes between anti-government protesters and police in d.c. . one of georgia's main opposition leaders says the arrests are a way for the country's president to help hang on to his job. for such truly writes novels the continuation or for any russian hysteria c b maybe. it was the cause and meaning. why he should give. up power because this is the second carol. to solve the insurgency is going through all the accused her. explanation for european car here's why. it's really why. you always. keep georgia and. he's going to get. russian agents or since i saw. a friendship bound for

profile photographers have been detained including the personal photographer off president mikhail saakashvili the official photographer off the georgian foreign ministry and according to the words this man has gone on a hunger strike in protest to his detention also photographer from the european press agency was detained as well and one from the associated press although we did receive word that he was released after having been questions via relatives of the detained see that they could be charged with espionage their homes have been searched their computers and cameras have been seized and now human rights groups in georgia say that this is a direct violation of the freedom of press and are demanding their immediate release on wednesday nine people were found guilty by georgian off doherty's of being part of a spy ring and supplying secret information to the russian intelligence service and they were given some really heavy jail sentences ranging from eleven to fourteen years of imprisonment the longest one was given to our russian citizen really go who is believed to be georgian authoriti

conspiracy theories are not new in georgia they've been happening quite often since president mikhail saakashvili came to power one of the biggest scandals was probably a few years ago when georgian authorities announced that he prevented a coup at one of the country's military bases but the opposition says these are probably cities balance being conducted by india authorities to divert the public's attention away from a real economic and political problems and they do exist was just remember the recent violence clashes between anti-government protesters and police in d.c. . reporting now one of georgia's main opposition leaders says that the arrests are a way for the country's president to hang on to his job. for such truly writes no continuation no for anything russian. see the maybe this poor please don't miss that. and mean i'll be easy ways to write he should care. power because the suction was second care. and to solve the issues going through all his care and he got a few in the nation for european partners why georgia so-called democratic. power and you always. thought. she should keep ge

mikhail saakashvili have promised to beat corruption and lead the nation to prosperity however it was the press that was the first victim of his law and order. to. download the official anti allocation q i phone i pod touch from the i.q. saps to. watch r.t. life on the go. video on demand. policies in line broadcasts and r.s.s. feeds now in the palm of your. questions on the job com spending the year in iraq as a military journalist. in some ways going at the u.s. contractors there's kind of wasting their time trying to get killed for you. i thought all was going to do please be my friend in my. day with his team of twenty seven days a new point of publicizing the inviting market making the whole fleet speaking people started the base of the dialogue is just. changing the slogan waiting sleeps in space. and. as soon as really took power he attempted to take control of the editorial policy of the country's leading independent t.v. channel. to its own skits mellish really realize that his window of opportunity was quite snare a. whole fish. to take control of the channel it goes back to

later returned by mikhail saakashvili to suit his interests in this new. and watch has no binding force with us and which was in the pool for them there was a very important chapter of the president's madrid event circusy when the chance was not called of on the parties to start international discussions which later became known as should never the geneva discussions and the topic of those discussions which end of those discussions as it was proposed by the presidents of this sort and began to move in the political place must be polish language i guess. for you to come up with their gender as proposed by the president's example of the discussion of the status of cause and south asserts here. with emphasizing that especially and that proposition was that held by the russian parting at the start as our present and south are such as should be discussed international lateness to going as well as insurance security in the region and solving the humanitarian issues including location of fugitives release and so this week a causal simpson on the propositions was

what they determined to be determined to be a witch hunt going on against anybody who opposes mikhail saakashvili they say that to start off it was businessmen then it was politicians and scientists and now the new target of this which is journalists opposition say that saakashvili is trying to use these spy saugus as it would to to try and put himself across as a hero in school political points you are. you were. you are. you are are. you. it is no simple little words because. really the entire russian he's never with. his eyes who are slightly biased. and they say that anybody runs the risk of having themselves labeled as spite of having a dead reputation brought it drug through the mud like that should they stand up against saakashvili or correspond paper all over they would georgia's opposition leader. told us about the evidence the authorities are claiming they've got could have been obtained under pressure. it's not just education one person who always on the rich is giving such kind of explanations they specially had to take into account that she was arrested not the only himself but his w

mikhail saakashvili they say that to start off it was businessmen then it was politicians scientists and now the new target out this which is journalists killed your position say that saakashvili is trying to use these the spy saugus as he would to to try and put himself across as a hero in school political points you run into who are surely. you are. you are. right because those are. really the entire russian his mirror or his eyes were his life. and they say that anybody who runs the risk of having themselves labeled as spite and having their reputation brought it drug through the mud like that should they stand up against such. position they don't know burjanadze told me the evidence the authorities are claiming they got could have been obtained under pressure. but it's not a special case when the person who leaves on the wrist is giving such kind of explanation they specially we had to take into account that she was the only thing that wife to and they had a very small child life but have been released on thursday. when the program mentioned so of course it's quite difficult for m

conspiracy theories are not new in georgia they've been happening quite often since president mikhail saakashvili came to power one of the biggest scandals was probably a few years ago when georgian authorities announced that he prevented a coup at one of the country's military bases but the opposition says these are published the stance of being conducted by stories to divert the public's attention away from a real economic and political problems and they do exist was just remember the recent violence clashes between anti-government protesters and police in tbilisi. one of georgia's main opposition leaders says the arrests are a way for the country's president to hang on to his job. for suckers surely writes novels the continuation of. the may be for these are almost always see in our bodies in ways right here. power because the suction is secondary which we do it in so many sceptic you going through all these. explanation of the war and you work your craft there is why i ga. is really. your way explanation. but he's going to get so much an agent's orses. and in a couple of minutes report on how

other photojournalists was arrested at the beginning of this month old including president mikhail saakashvili personal photographer were accused of passing on top secret information to russia's military intelligence initially insisted they were innocent then one by one the photographers started changing their testimonies eventually three of them incriminate of themselves in his panoz but up the law they insisted he was not guilty and even went on a hunger strike to provoke this point in fact his lawyer says the photographer seems to have changed his mind over the space of just ten minutes and that's led to questions over the circumstances under which the photographer seems to have changed his story managing editor of ali a newspaper dimiter to gods it believes these admissions of guilt show the case has been fabricated. we live in a totalitarian state today all power is concentrated in the hands of president saakashvili and if someone goes against him and all of us will end up like this basically this is a message for all of us journalists including me and with women. members of the media hea

what they determined to be determined to be a witch hunt going on against anybody who opposes mikhail saakashvili they say that to start off it was businessmen then it was politicians and scientists and now the new target all of this which is journalists position say saakashvili is trying to use these these spy saugus as it would to to try and put himself across as a hero in school political points you are entire are senators and you are. you are. you are here and he wanted to leave and that is no reason to fall local civil rights because. really the entire russian he's never produced or used to decide who are his life why he was there during. his days and they say that anybody runs the risk of having themselves labeled a spy and having their reputation brought the drug through the mud like that should they stand up against saakashvili. tujoh position lead a new approach in odds are told to the evidence the authorities are claiming they've got could have been obtained under pressure but it's not just education one person who always done the right it is giving such kind of explanations they specia

anybody who opposes mikhail saakashvili they say that to start off it was businessmen then it was politicians scientists and gals in utah get out this which is journalists do it your position say that saakashvili is trying to use these these spy saugus us he would stoop to try and put himself across as a hero in school political points you run. to use it. you are always very you are. and he wanted to. be right because those are. really in three russian who's never criticize. who are his life why was there. and they say that anybody runs the risk of having themselves labeled as spite and having that reputation brought it drug through the mud like that should they stand up against saakashvili. position. the evidence the authorities are claiming they've got could have been obtained under pressure. it's not a such case when the surgeon who always done the reddest is giving such kind of explanation they specially we had to take into account that he was not the only thing archie's wife too and they had a very small child wife but have been released on thursday. with the wheat program mentioned so o

and not what was he to do later redone by mikhail saakashvili to suit his interests in this new media and watch has no binding force with us and which was in the pool with them but it was a very important chapter of the president's medvedev and sarkozy when the church was not recalled of clone the parties to start international discussions which later became known as should never the geneve discussions and the topic of those discussions with a gent of those discussions as it was proposed by the presidents was the will from the began to move in the the people they smushed the polish language i guess. where you will become a bit of those above their gender as proposed by the president's began a little discussion of the status of a and south a settler at the boom with emphasizing that especially and that proposition was up that held by the russian parting with was that the status of president and south a sutta should be discussed internationally this to the un as well as insurance security in the region and solving the humanitarian issues including location of fugitives and release you.

maybe high profile photographers in georgia including the personal photographer of president mikhail saakashvili the official photographer of the foreign ministry off georgia that man actually went on a hunger strike of warning to his lawyer important to this arrest and also some employees off some of the well known international media and news agencies like the associated press and the european press agency although it is reported. the a.p. photographer has been released already after questioning according to reports coming even from some of the family members of the taint the could be tried they could be charged with espionage there are holes were searched and there are cameras and computers were seized and apparently now they're still being questioned now several human rights groups in georgia have already called this a direct violation off the freedom of speech and have demanded the immediate release of these photographers corridor you go to a moment what about the other case we mentioned about a group of russians and georgians getting some pretty stiff sentence for espionage and what's been

conspiracy theories are not new in georgia they've been happening quite often since president mikhail saakashvili came to power one of the biggest scandals was probably a few years ago when georgian authorities announced that he prevented a coup at one of the country's military bases but the opposition says that these are published the stance of being conducted by india also worries to divert the public's attention away from a real economic and political problems and they do exist was just remember the recent violence clashes between anti-government protesters and police in d.c. has you got a piece going off reporting there now one of georgia's main opposition leaders believes the recent espionage cases are intended by president saakashvili to boost anti russian hysteria a cornerstone of his plans to stay in power for some surely writes no it was the continuation of russian. see the main basis for. the most deposed and mean i would be is the way the line he she carried in power because it's not true is second care which really. is going to go walkies and he documented explanation for in europe wh

what they determined to be determined to be a witch hunt going on against anybody who opposes mikhail saakashvili they say that to start off it was businessmen then it was politicians and scientists and now the new target of this which is journalists. opposition leader and you know burjanadze tells our t.v. evidence the authorities are claiming they've got could have been obtained under duress. but it's not just education one person who always done the reddest is giving such kind of explanations they specially we had to take into account that she was arrested not only himself but his wife too and they have a very small child to live but have been released now because they. went to which this photographer mentioned to of course it's quite difficult for me to say one hundred percent what he's behind us that watches a situation that i seen georgia time to time we are receiving said scandals but these condos have no real legal outcomes and we never saw any kind of real human patients and government keeping to it right now government decided to hire a journalist she's still quite symbolic or because g

conspiracy theories are not new in georgia they've been happening quite often since president mikhail saakashvili came to power one of the biggest scandals was probably a few years ago when georgian authorities announced that he prevented a coup at one of the country's military bases. what the opposition says there are these are probably city stance of being conducted by india authorities to divert the public's attention away from a real economic and political problems and they do exist as was just remembered a recent violence clashes between anti-government protesters and police in d.c. . by the way we have more on the stories we're covering here on screen t.v. dot com that's all web site online all the time here's a quick look at what's there for you at the moment how a man doesn't sell out of a grave to take revenge on the man you're trying to can. cause a huge traffic jams on one of moscow's busiest roads as dr was rushed to pick up fake money more or less an ati dot com. rebel fighters in libya have blamed a lack of ammunition and a lack of nato support for their failure to advance towards t

conspiracy theories are not new in georgia they've been happening quite often since president mikhail saakashvili came to power one of the biggest scandals was probably years ago when georgian authorities announced that he prevented a coup at one of the country's military bases but the opposition says that these are probably being conducted by. the public's attention away from a real economic and political problems and they do exist just remember the recent violence clashes between anti-government protesters and police in d.c. . you're reporting now one of georgia's main opposition leaders says that the arrests are a way for the country's president to hang on to his job. for some truly writes novels the continuation of. see the main basis for peace don't wish to. be is the way the wind he she. power because this is the second care which really. is going to. be done. for europe you know why georgia democratic why do. you always. keep in georgia and he should but he's going to get. an agent. well still ahead for you this hour an r.t. why seeing the light could be deadly. pilots passenger ally now a

conspiracy theories are not new in georgia they've been happening quite often since president mikhail saakashvili came to power one of the biggest scandals was probably a few years ago when georgian authorities announced that they prevented a coup at one of the country's military bases but the opposition says they're into these are probably city stands being conducted by india. to vary the public's attention away from my real economic and political problems and they do exist so i just remember the recent violence clashes between antigovernment protesters and police in d.c. riots are you going to live in moscow thank you. well in a couple of minutes here on r t we report on how some people in russia are coping with the age old problem of growing old. people are apprehensive and proud of aging mainly because of the associated health problems here in russia. operating loss of dignity is. just after ten past the hour here in moscow russia's foreign minister has slammed nato for its cynical actions libya during an interview with russian television so he laughed it off said the alliance's tactic of bom

of what they meant to be determined to be a witch hunt going on against anybody who opposes mikhail saakashvili they say that to start off it was businessmen then it was politicians and scientists and now the new target which is journalists should say saakashvili is trying to use the spice saugus as it would to to try and put himself across as a hero in school political points you are. you are. you are. that is the whole group. because. really the entire russian he's never. decides who are his life. and they say that anybody runs the risk of having themselves labeled a spotlight and having their reputation brought drug through the mud like that should they stand up against saakashvili. the evidence claiming they could have been a. but it's not just education one person who always done the right it is giving such kind of explanations they specially we had to take into account that she was arrested not only himself but his wife too and they have a very small child live but have been released out as a. way as to which this photographer mentioned so of course it's quite difficult for me to say one

for moscow to police it claims it has video confessions proving their guilt but skeptics say mikhail saakashvili is on a witch hunt to score political points artie's tom barton reports next on what's being seen as anti russian hype. georgia is on a spy role and not for the first time this time the spotlight being shined on those usually behind the camera four photographers were arrested on thursday on suspicion of spying but who was there suppose it must but first georgian authorities didn't say who they thought the ledge spies were working for but a day later they did russia in turn moscow has accused georgia of paranoia the georgians are so quick to stick a spy label on to anyone i guess is just a level of democracy and that has been noticed not just by russia but by various key international organizations like the un one of the photographers was released without charge the other three were charged with espionage and will remain in pretrial custody for two months one of them has gone on hunger strike in protest. however georgian president mikheil saakashvili is personal photographer has report