US House Passes Bipartisan MEGOBARI Act Sanctioning Georgian Prime Minister and Ministers Amid Ongoing Protests

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Updated May 8, 2025, 09:40 AM

The US House of Representatives has passed the MEGOBARI Act, a bipartisan bill authorizing sanctions against Georgian officials and others deemed threats to the country's democracy and stability. The legislation targets high-ranking figures including the Georgian prime minister, foreign minister, justice minister, prosecutor general, and other appointees of the ruling Georgian Dream party. The Act calls for a comprehensive review of US-Georgia relations and aims to support free and fair elections in Georgia. Republican Congressman Brian Mast emphasized that the bill is a response to the Georgian government's authoritarian shift and its rapprochement with Russia, stressing it is not an attack on the Georgian people. The Act has drawn criticism from Georgian Dream MP Levan Makhashvili, who described it as a provocative resolution and expressed hope that former President Donald Trump would veto it if he returns to office. Meanwhile, Georgia's State Security Service criticized the US Embassy in Tbilisi for issuing a public warning about possible bomb threats at major shopping malls, calling it a false alert and urging diplomatic missions to exercise greater restraint. The MEGOBARI Act's passage has been welcomed by US lawmakers and Georgian protesters who see it as support for democracy amid ongoing protests in Georgia.

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Georgia’s State Security Service (SSSG) has criticized the US Embassy in Tbilisi for issuing a public warning about possible bomb threats at three major shopping malls in the capital, calling the information a false alert and urging diplomatic missions to show greater restraint. https://t.co/Z1PJQyvUXw

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Georgian Dream MP Levan Makhashvili has described the MEGOBARI Act — recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives — as a “provocative resolution” and expressed hope that former President Donald Trump, should he return to office, will refuse to sign it. “This so-called https://t.co/rGkg06kCHB

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Republican Congressman Brian Mast strongly defended the MEGOBARI Act during a debate in the U.S. House of Representatives, stressing that the bill is “not an attack on the Georgian people” but a response to the Georgian government’s authoritarian turn and rapprochement with https://t.co/bxfUaAGB7X