Deputy Minister of Culture dismissed
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The First Deputy Minister of Culture and Monument Protection Marine Mizandari has been dismissed by the order of the Prime Minister
The order was dated on February 10.
Minister of Culture Guram Odisharia addressed PM Garibashvili in a bid to dismiss the First Deputy Culture Minister Marine Mizandari on February 5.
Mizandari confirmed the Minister wanted her gone, Georgian news agencies reported.
The First Deputy Minister claimed the official reason of her possible dismissal, stated in the letter to the PM, was because of her alleged insubordination and a failure to comply with instructions.
But Mizandari believed controversy was caused by disagreements on several issues including the Sakdrisi Gold Mine case and human resources policy within the Ministry.
Minister Guram Odisharia addressed Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili in a bid to dismiss the First Deputy Culture Minister Marine Mizandari on February 5.
Ministry of Culture officials were forbidden to enter ancient Sakdrisi-Kachaghiani territory, where a prehistoric gold mine is located. Sakdrisi Gold Mine is the oldest gold mine in the world, dating back almost 5,000 years.
Former first Deputy Minister of Culture Marina Mizandari will appeal to the Civil Court against an official decision to terminate her employment.
RMG Gold will resume work at Sakdrisi gold mine in southern Georgia, which some archaeologists believe is the world’s oldest gold mine.
German and Swiss experts are in southern Georgia to assess the controversial mining issue at the Sakdrisi gold mine.