President sets conditions in exchange for a pardon for Giorgi Rurua

Salome Zurabishvili has her own conditions in exchange for pardoning Giorgi Rurua. She made the statement at a special briefing: 

"My decision will be realized only when the parties have signed the final document and enter the parliament, and on the other hand, representatives of the EU and the U.S. announce that an agreement has been reached. I will sign the pardon act within a week of that announcement," the President said.

According to her, "within a week after this statement, she will sign the pardon"

Zurabishvili says it would be a "scandalous decision" on her part because she believes Giorgi Rurua is not a political prisoner.