On November 10, 1998, the Liberty Institute organized a protest performance in response to the Constitutional Court’s ruling of November 3 (N2/80-9) in the case “Avtandil Chachua vs. the Parliament of Georgia.” The plaintiff, a judge, had challenged legislative amendments related to judicial reform, and the Court’s panel — composed of Gia Meparishvili, Avtandil Abashidze, Lamara Chorgolashvili, and Zaur Jinjolava — upheld his complaint.

The Liberty Institute declared that this ruling marked the “death of justice” in Georgia. To symbolize this, its members carried a black coffin inscribed with “Justice” from the Parliament to the Constitutional Court, wearing cloth robes and accompanied by whistles. Their placards read: “Down with injustice hiding behind the law!” “The Constitution stands above judges!” “We condemn the Constitutional Court’s decision!” “We will not allow revenge!” “End corruption in the courts!”

At the Constitutional Court building, protesters shouted “Resign!” and demanded the resignation of the judges who delivered the ruling. Fridon Sakvarelidze, a representative of the Constitution Protection League, told the newspaper 7 Dge: “We oppose the three judges who made this shameful decision, stopping the reforms at the very beginning. Thanks to these reforms, Georgia was viewed more positively in the West. They gave our country the image of a democratic state.”

Constitutional Court Chairman Avtandil Demetrashvili invited two Liberty Institute leaders, Giga Bokeria and Levan Ramishvili, into his office. They made no public comment upon leaving. The protest then dispersed.