On May 7, the Tbilisi City Court sentenced 10 people arrested over the events of October 4, 2025, all found guilty of attempting a coup d’état. According to the prosecution, during rallies in Tbilisi they called for a revolution and the overthrow of the constitutional order, then led supporters to storm the presidential palace, where they were met by special forces. The defendants deny the charges, insisting they are political prisoners detained for civil protest. Sentences include opera singer Paata Burchuladze receiving 7 years and former Prosecutor General Murtaz Zodelava among others.