Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said that the withdrawal of the foreign agents draft law was the most wise decision.
The PM highlighted the ruling party’s decision on Thursday to recall the bill, which involved registration of non-commercial legal entities and media outlets in the country as “agents of foreign influence” if they derive more than 20% of their funding from abroad, was the “most correct and reasonable decision that situation, dictated by state interests”
"The withdrawal of the draft law in the given circumstances was the most prudent and wise decision in the context of statehood, as we on the one hand demonstrated that nobody will ever be given a chance of destabilisations and on the other hand we said that we were aware of their very offensive plans", Garibashvili said.
He added the plans included the maintenance of "unrest and chaos" in Georgia.
Garibashvili claimed the domestic “radical forces” were also capable of “killing several young demonstrators” during the rallies to further complicate tension.
