Georgian PM responds to U.S. senators over persecution of ex-authorities

Georgian Prime Minister Irakly Garibashvili responded to the letter of U.S. senators James Risch, Jean Shaheen, Marco Rubio and John McCain. The PM noted that he shared the concerns of the senators about scrupulousness in criminal cases against ex-authorities. He added that the Georgian Dream coalition was implementing reforms to enforce the rule of law and prevent the syndrome of escaping punishment, Trend reports.

Vakhtang Maisaya, a member of the Expert Club of Georgia, said that the process had no impact on the image of Georgia. In his words, there are lobbyists of the old regime with big financial streams. He reminded that similar processes were seen around ex-dictator Marcos, Fujimori, Pinochet.

Political analyst Iosif Tsiskarishvili believes that persecuting ex-authorities could have an impact on the country’s image abroad. It all depends on how well-informed people evaluating Georgia are, he says. The expert noted that the new government did not spend time informing the public about the progress achieved by the United National Movement in Georgia in 9 years.

Tsiskarishvili stated that there were some activists of the information war sending e-mail to almost all the members of the European Parliament and gaining their support. He assumes that the Georgian government needs to inform all interested organizations, including the U.S. Congress and Senate, and the EU authorities about the processes.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakly Garibashvili responded to the letter of U.S. senators James Risch, Jean Shaheen, Marco Rubio and John McCain. The PM noted that he was sharing concerns of the senators over scrupulousness in criminal cases against ex-authorities. He added that the Georgian Dream coalition realized reforms to enforce domination of the law and prevent the syndrome of unpunishment, Trend reports.Vakhtang Maisaya, a member of the Expert Club of Georgia, said that the process had no impact on the image of Georgia. In his words, there a lobbyists with big financial streams of the old regime. He reminded that similar processes were seen around ex-dictator Marcos, Fujimori, Pinochet.Political analyst Iosif Tsiskarishvili believes that persecuting ex-authorities could have an impact on the country’s image abroad. It all depends on how well-informed people evaluating Georgia are, he says. The expert noted that the new government did not spend time to inform the public about progress achieved by the United National Movement in Georgia in 9 years.Tsiskarishvili stated that there were some activists of the information war sending e-mail to almost all members of the European Parliament and gaining their support. He assumes that the Georgian government needs to inform all interested organizations, including the U.S. Congress and Senate, EU authorities about the process