Who Owned Georgia English.pdf
Who Owned Georgia English.pdf Who Owned Georgia English.pdf
He went on to say that later that day, the Financial Policedemanded he “voluntarily resign” as chairman of the supervisoryboard of I-Media. 49While the Patarkatsishivili family was fighting a court battlewith their relative Kay, he claimed to have sold 90% of his sharesfor an undisclosed price to RAK Georgia Holding, supposedly asubsidiary of Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority –(RAKIA)the same real estate investment company that purchased the portof Poti in 2008 to develop an industrial free zone. 50 However,United Arab Emirates’ RAKIA denied having anything to dowith this investment, stating that somebody had registered thecompany under it’s name in Georgia. 51Before Georgia’s parliamentary elections in October 2012,Giorgi Arveladze was the largest shareholder in GeorgianMedia Production Group with 45% 52 and GMP Group ownedTeleimedi 53 . Later ownership was transferred to RAAK Georgia,a Panamanian offshore entity that held 90% of the GeorgianMedia Production Group 54 . 30% of Imedi’s shares belonged toGiorgi Kokharishvili 55 , a businessman with shares in a number ofmedium-sized businesses, including A Gas, Geo Snack Services,Georgian Investment Holding, Ltd. Geo Kiri, Geo Construction,49 Ibid50 Imedi TV changes hands. Civil.ge February 25, 2009 http://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=20475 Accessed on 05/12/201251 UAE’s RAKIA Denies Owning Imedi TV. February 4, 2010 http://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=21950 Accessed on 05/12/201252 Public Registry. Ministry of Justice of Georgia 23/02/2012 https://enreg.reestri.gov.ge/main.php?c=mortgage&m=get_output_by_id&scandoc_id=385934&app_id=446179 Accessed on 12/12/201253 Public Registry. Ministry of Justice of Georgia 23/02/2012 https://enreg.reestri.gov.ge/main.php?c=mortgage&m=get_output_by_id&scandoc_id=385952&app_id=446192 Accessed on 13/12/201254 Public Registry. Ministry of Justice of Georgia 16/03/2010 https://enreg.reestri.gov.ge/main.php?c=mortgage&m=get_output_by_id&scandoc_id=34548&app_id=40392 Accessed on 12/12/201255 Ibid18
Meskhuri Sakhli, Shatili, and Kolmeurne. 56 15% of of Imedishares were held by Giorgi Mikeladze, who holds 80% in Benettand Benett Capital 57 , a real estate development company active inTbilisi. 58 Joseph Kay had 10% of Imedi’s shares.It’s worth noting that Giorgi Arveladze’s political careergoes back to the 1990s, when he worked in the Ministry ofJustice while Saakashvili was the justice minister. He was partof Saakashvili’s inner team during the Rose Revolution, waselected to parliament where he became head of the Presidentialadministration and served as secretary general of the UnitedNational Movement. When Irakli Okruashvili resigned from hispost of minister of economic development ten days after beingappointed, Arveladze stepped into the slot until quitting politicsto go into business in January 2008. He gained notoriety onMarch 13th, 2010, ( two months before local elections ), whenas the head of Imedi TV, he aired a fake report on a renewed war56 Public Registry. Ministry of Justice of Georgia26/09/2012 https://enreg.reestri.gov.ge/main.php?c=mortgage&m=get_output_by_id&scandoc_id=459624&app_id=534661 Accessed 12/12/201203/05/2012 https://enreg.reestri.gov.ge/main.php?c=mortgage&m=get_output_by_id&scandoc_id=412967&app_id=482329 Accessed 12/12/201220/08/2012https://enreg.reestri.gov.ge/main.php?c=mortgage&m=get_output_by_id&scandoc_id=450004&app_id=523388 Accessed 12/12/201205/02/2012https://enreg.reestri.gov.ge/main.php?c=mortgage&m=get_output_by_id&scandoc_id=412605&app_id=481354 Accessed 12/12/201226/12/2011https://enreg.reestri.gov.ge/main.php?c=mortgage&m=get_output_by_id&scandoc_id=360747&app_id=416219 Accessed 12/12/201226/08/2011https://enreg.reestri.gov.ge/main.php?c=mortgage&m=get_output_by_id&scandoc_id=306635&app_id=352918 Accessed 12/12/201257 Public Registry. Ministry of Justice of Georgia 20/06/2012 https://enreg.reestri.gov.ge/main.php?c=mortgage&m=get_output_by_id&scandoc_id=430677&app_id=501851 Accessed 12/12/201258 New Owners of Imedi TV. Media.ge http://www.media.ge/en/content/new_owners_of_imedi_tv Accessed on 05/12/201219
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He went on to say that later that day, the Financial Policedemanded he “voluntarily resign” as chairman of the supervisoryboard of I-Media. 49While the Patarkatsishivili family was fighting a court battlewith their relative Kay, he claimed to have sold 90% of his sharesfor an undisclosed price to RAK <strong>Georgia</strong> Holding, supposedly asubsidiary of Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority –(RAKIA)the same real estate investment company that purchased the portof Poti in 2008 to develop an industrial free zone. 50 However,United Arab Emirates’ RAKIA denied having anything to dowith this investment, stating that somebody had registered thecompany under it’s name in <strong>Georgia</strong>. 51Before <strong>Georgia</strong>’s parliamentary elections in October 2012,Giorgi Arveladze was the largest shareholder in <strong>Georgia</strong>nMedia Production Group with 45% 52 and GMP Group ownedTeleimedi 53 . Later ownership was transferred to RAAK <strong>Georgia</strong>,a Panamanian offshore entity that held 90% of the <strong>Georgia</strong>nMedia Production Group 54 . 30% of Imedi’s shares belonged toGiorgi Kokharishvili 55 , a businessman with shares in a number ofmedium-sized businesses, including A Gas, Geo Snack Services,<strong>Georgia</strong>n Investment Holding, Ltd. Geo Kiri, Geo Construction,49 Ibid50 Imedi TV changes hands. Civil.ge February 25, 2009 http://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=20475 Accessed on 05/12/201251 UAE’s RAKIA Denies Owning Imedi TV. February 4, 2010 http://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=21950 Accessed on 05/12/201252 Public Registry. Ministry of Justice of <strong>Georgia</strong> 23/02/2012 https://enreg.reestri.gov.ge/main.php?c=mortgage&m=get_output_by_id&scandoc_id=385934&app_id=446179 Accessed on 12/12/201253 Public Registry. Ministry of Justice of <strong>Georgia</strong> 23/02/2012 https://enreg.reestri.gov.ge/main.php?c=mortgage&m=get_output_by_id&scandoc_id=385952&app_id=446192 Accessed on 13/12/201254 Public Registry. Ministry of Justice of <strong>Georgia</strong> 16/03/2010 https://enreg.reestri.gov.ge/main.php?c=mortgage&m=get_output_by_id&scandoc_id=34548&app_id=40392 Accessed on 12/12/201255 Ibid18
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