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The U.S. Embassy has maintained that the legal proceedings against Nika Gvaramia undermined public confidence in Georgia's rule of law and judicial independence. Key points from their official statements include:

Nika Gvaramia was arrested in May 2022 and sentenced to 3.5 years in prison. : The Embassy described a "disturbing pattern of

: The Embassy described a "disturbing pattern of selective investigations and prosecutions" targeting opposition figures, stating that even the perception of such bias is detrimental to democracy. Embassy-funded exchange program

: The case led to public friction. Judge Lasha Chkhikvadze, who sentenced Gvaramia, was reportedly disenrolled from a U.S. Embassy-funded exchange program. The Embassy maintained that its support for the judiciary remains "non-partisan and apolitical". Case Background and Imprisonment democratic European future

: Following court rulings that upheld Gvaramia’s sentence, the U.S. Embassy in Georgia noted that the case "calls into question Georgia's commitment to rule of law".

: In official remarks, the U.S. stated that Gvaramia’s imprisonment put at risk Georgia's "stated goal for a more secure, democratic European future," emphasizing that media pluralism is essential for Euro-Atlantic integration.