Critics say the true goal of the law is to stigmatize opposition and restrict debate ahead of parliamentary elections in October

Georgia's parliamentary speaker signed into law on Monday a bill on "foreign agents" that has caused a political crisis in the South Caucasus country and drawn sharp criticism from its Western allies.

Georgia's scandalous 'Foreign Agents' legislation is now the law of the land after Parliament Speaker, Shalva Papuashvili, signed the bill into law on June 3.