The UK has sanctioned four Georgian officials, including Georgia’s General Prosecutor, as part of the latest action against ‘serious human rights violations.’

“UK becomes first state to sanction Georgia’s General Prosecutor as part of latest action against serious human rights violations. Georgian Head of the Special Investigatory Service also targeted for failure to properly investigate crackdown on protesters.

Designations build on five Georgian individuals sanctioned under the UK’s Global Human Rights regime in December 2024.

The UK has sanctioned four more high-ranking Georgian officials for their role in allowing serious human rights violations in response to legitimate protests in Georgia since 2024.

Last year saw a series of public protests erupt across the country, triggered by the actions of Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream. In response, the authorities began an aggressive crackdown on demonstrations, attacking and arbitrarily detaining members of civil society, media and opposition figures.

With today’s action, the UK is the first state to sanction Georgia’s General Prosecutor and the Head of the Special Investigatory Service for failing in their positions to properly investigate those responsible for serious violence.

These measures support the UK Government’s work internationally to protect human rights, to reduce global instability and deter threats to UK national security – one of the foundations of the Prime Minister’s Plan for Change,” reads the statement.

Foreign Secretary David Lammy said, “The scenes of brutal violence against protestors, journalists and opposition figures in Georgia were truly shocking.”

“More than 100 days on, its authorities have failed to hold those responsible to account, flying in the face of Georgian Dream’s claim to be delivering a democratic future for its citizens.

Our sanctions show the UK will not accept such a blatant lack of accountability by those in charge, and will continue to consider all options available to us until Georgia reverses its current trajectory.

We stand with the people of Georgia and their constitutional right to fundamental freedoms and to pursue a European path,” David Lammy noted.