Vakhtang Gomelauri
Georgian former interior minister, former head of the State Security Service and former deputy prime minister; sanctioned over serious human rights abuses
About Vakhtang Gomelauri
Born 1975. Vakhtang Gomelauri is a Georgian politician, civil servant and official.
Vakhtang Gomelauri (, born 24 December 1974) is a Georgian politician, who served as the Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia and as the chief of the State Security Service of Georgia from 25 July 2015 to 9 September 2019. Gomelauri is a close associate of Georgia's richest man Bidzina Ivanishvili.
On 19 December 2024, the United States and the United Kingdom adopted economic sanctions against Gomelauri due to his involvement in violent attacks and other grave human rights abuses against Georgian protesters and journalists. Earlier he was also sanctioned by the Baltic States for the same reasons.
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Who is Vakhtang Gomelauri?
Georgian former interior minister, former head of the State Security Service and former deputy prime minister; sanctioned over serious human rights abuses
When was Vakhtang Gomelauri born?
Vakhtang Gomelauri was born on 24 December 1975 in Tbilisi.
What is Vakhtang Gomelauri's occupation?
Vakhtang Gomelauri is a politician, civil servant and official.
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Vakhtang Gomelauri is Georgian.
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