Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has accused ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili’s United National Movement of attacking the law enforcement agencies. He told Defense Minister Mindia Janelidze that the Movement had started attacking the police, special services and then the military. Valery Zumbadze, deputy head of the general inspection of the Georgian Defense Ministry, resigned on February 10, accused of aligning with Saakashvili. Robert Grigolashvili, deputy head of the military inspection department of the ministry, lost his post as a result of the same accusations, News Georgia reports.
Petre Mamradze, the head of the Institute of the Management Strategy, doubts that Garibashvili’s statement would have any serious consequences for the United National Movement, because Georgian law does not postulate collective responsibility and there is no point in persecuting a party. Mamradze called the Movement a criminal gang consolidated only by crimes, not ideology or friendship. The expert wants the party punished after an investigation, dozens of its members put in jail for sadism and economic crimes.
He noted that over 10% of the population supported the Movement, gaining 20% because many voters were skipping elections. Mamradze considers the success of Saakashvili and hundreds of his supporters in Ukraine a failure of Georgia’s foreign policy.
Georgian politologist Iosif Tsiskarishvili wants the Movement punished too. In his words, the party lacks any serious support from the population or other politicians. Many in Georgia, he stated, demand a ban on the party. Tsiskarishvili said that there were over 20,000 complaints about the Movement. He added that the party was bragging about holding the record number of people in jail per 100,000.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has accused ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili’s United National Movement of attacking law enforcement. He told Defense Minister Mindia Janelidze that the Movement had started attacking the police, special services and then the military. Valery Zumbadze, deputy head of the general inspection of the Georgian Defense Ministry, resigned on February 10, accused of aligning with Saakashvili. Robert Grigolashvili, deputy head of the military inspection department of the ministry, lost his post as a result of the same accusations, News Georgia reports.Petre Mamradze, the head of the Institute of the Management Strategy, doubts that Garibashvili’s statement would have any serious consequences for the United National Movement because the Georgian law does not postulate collective responsibility and there is no point in persecuting a party.Mamradze called the Movement a criminal gang consolidated only by crimes, not ideology or friendship. The expert wants the party punished after an investigation, dozens of its members put in jail for sadism and economic crimes.He noted that over 10% of the population supported the Movement, gaining 20% because many voters were skipping elections. Mamradze considers the success of Saakashvili and hundreds of his supporters in Ukraine a failure of Georgia’s foreign policy.Georgian politologist Iosif Tsiskarishvili wants the Movement punished too. In his words, the party lacks any serious support from the population o other politicians. Many in Georgia, as he stated, demand a ban on the party. Tsiskarishvili said that there were over 20,000 complaints about the Movement. He added that the party was bragging about holding the record of people in jail per 100,0
