Activist Anna Bdeyan Fined 4,000 GEL for Facebook Comments – SOVA-news

The Tbilisi City Court has found activist Anna Bdeyan guilty of an administrative offense over comments she posted on the social network Facebook, sentencing her to a fine of 4,000 GEL (over $1,500). “However, it was clearly noticeable that the judge was upset over being unable to sentence her to custodial detention—she is the mother of a minor child, which prevented him from applying such a measure,” Bdeyan’s lawyer, Marika Arevadze, told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Georgian Service. The case was brought before the court by the Hate Speech Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia. According to the administrative offense report, on August 4, 2026, Anna Bdeyan “used foul, offensive words and phrases” on Facebook. In addition, “on August 18, 2026, under a Facebook post, she verbally insulted Irakli Kobakhidze, and on August 19, 2026, Beso Chubinidze.” Proceedings were initiated under two articles of the Code of Administrative Offenses: Article 166, Part One — disorderly conduct (petty hooliganism), defined as the use of profanity in a public place, offensive harassment of citizens, and other similar actions that disrupt public order and peace. Article 17316, Part One — verbal abuse, profanity, offensive harassment, and/or other insulting actions directed
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