EU ambassador: circumstances around ex-defense minister Okruashvili’s case raises questions
Former Minister of Defense Irakli Okruashvili was found guilty in the June 20 rally case and was sentenced five years in prison by Tbilisi City Court on April 13, 2020. Photo: EU in Georgia press office.
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European Union Ambassador to Georgia Carl Hartzell said that the circumstances around former Minister of Defense Irakli Okruashvili’s case ‘are not conducive to building trust around the historic political agreement reached between all major political parties on March 8 and raises questions about the even-handedness of the follow-up to the events of June 20 2019'.
Yesterday's developments risk again increasing political polarisation at a crucial moment for the agreement’s implementation”, says Hartzell.
Hartzell with other EU member Ambassadors urges all sides to remain committed to the March 8 agreement.
Former Minister of Defence Irakli Okruashvili was found guilty in the June 20 rally case and was sentenced five years in prison by Tbilisi City Court on April 13, 2020.
Okruashvili was acquitted of organizing group violence, however, he was found guilty of participating in group violence.
A total of 19 individuals were charged with group violence during the rally on June 20, 2019.