Man Charged With Assaulting Comedian Onise Okriashvili Released on Bail

Niko Khurtsilava, who has been charged with assaulting stand-up comedian and anti-government protester Onise Okriashvili, has been released on GEL 5,000 (approximately USD 1,900) bail.

Tbilisi City Court Judge Tamar Epitashvili issued the ruling on July 25, granting the prosecution’s request for bail.

Okriashvili was physically assaulted near his apartment in Tbilisi late on July …