Advisor to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko Yuriy Biryukov accused Ukrainian MP of Samopomich political party Semen Semenchenko of "exporting Maidan" to Georgia.
Biryokov said that Semenchenko dragged them into a diplomatic scandal.
Semenchenko confirmed his presence in Tbilisi, but said that "various rumors are being spread regarding the detention."
He dismissed the speculations that the detainees came to Tbilisi to attend the opposition rally. "The individuals who have been detained were not present at the rally at all," Agenda.ge cited Semenchnko as saying.
He added that the was waiting for the outcomes of legal procedures.
One Georgian and six Ukrainian citizens were detained in Tbilisi yesterday. Their weapons have been seized and the Georgian Interior Ministry is investigating possible links between the detainees and the current, post-election political situation in Georgia. Georgia's Interior Ministry said that the individuals have been detained in the Guru and Alliance Hotels in Tbilisi.
According to the ministry, the individuals came to Georgia on 27 November. They have been charged with illegal purchase and possession of weapons and ammunition.
The Interior Ministry is investigating whether the individuals are linked with the current political process in Georgia [yesterday’s opposition rally in Tbilisi and post-election situation in the country].
