Persecution of functionaries in Georgia seems suspicious to US

Matthew Bryza, US ex-Deputy Assistant Secretary of Sate, said that the constant detention of high-ranking officials in Georgia seemed suspicious, Georgia Online reports.He claimed that often in the West if new authorities organize trials of their predecessors such a process arouses certain suspicions, especially when a chief prosecutor is dismissed for keeping their own criminal records a secret. Cases such as that cast doubts on the reliability of prosecutors, according to Bryza.

Matthew Bryza, US ex-Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, said that the constant detention of high-ranking officials in Georgia seemed suspicious, Georgia Online reports.

He claimed that often in the West if new authorities organize trials of their predecessors such a process arouses certain suspicions, especially when a chief prosecutor is dismissed for keeping their own criminal records a secret. Cases such as that cast doubts on the reliability of prosecutors, according to Bryza.