Georgian Dream executive secretary names ex-president Saakashvili behind ‘revolutionary scenario’
Although the GD executive secretary said he has told the State Security Service who his source of information was, Irakli Kobakhidze did not share this information with media. Photo: Georgian Dream/Facebook
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The ruling Georgian Dream party Executive Secretary Irakli Kobakhidze was questioned at the State Security Service of Georgia over his recent statements concerning the ‘revolutionary scenario’ which he had claimed the opposition was planning to develop amid the parliamentary elections.
Kobakhidze later stated that he had provided the State Security Service with information about the opposition United National Movement (UNM) leaders and activists, who aimed to trigger violence and lead to revolution.
- Ruling party says UNM has ‘revolutionary headquarter’ along with official, election headquarters
- Ex-President Saakashvili urges people to join opposition rally in Tbilisi: coronavirus not deadly, losing the state is deadly
Irakli Kobakhidze has claimed today that Georgia’s third president Mikheil Saakashvili, ‘who is the leader of this main criminal, destructive political force’, is standing behind this scenario.
Kobakhize meanwhile added that some other UNM members, including Devi Chankotadze and Dimitri Shashkin, have also been engaged.
There were certain plans concerning the post-election period as well”, Kobakhidze referred to opposition, saying that the preventive measures need to be taken.
Claiming that his party would have received up to 100 seats in the 150-member parliament, Irakli Kobakhidze stated back on October 30 that the UNM had made groups of former law-enforcers to spark tension and stage provocations’ on election day.
Opposition parties which have overcome the mandatory 1% threshold refuse to accept the official election results and enter the parliament.
- Opposition on rallies amid coronavirus: Ivanishvili is more dangerous for Georgia than Covid-19
- UNM representatives carrying guns on election day
They accuse the Central Election Commission (CEC) of falsifying the results and urge its chairperson Tamar Zhvania to resign, which the CEC calls ‘a deliberate campaign to harm their image’.
Meanwhile, UNM leader Mikheil Saakashvili, who is holding Ukrainian citizenship, has urged the population to join the opposition rally in Tbilisi on November 8 despite the coronavirus pandemic.
The Central Election Commission (CEC) reports that 11 district election commissions (DECs) have corrected results from the October 31 parliamentary elections, annulled data of three portable ballot boxes and corrected results in nine cases.
Member of opposition party European Georgia Irma Nadirashvili states that the founder and the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party Bidzina Ivanishvili is ‘more dangerous for Georgia than Covid-19,’ responding to the statement of Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia that opposition rallies will cause a sharp increase in coronavirus cases.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, who tested positive for coronavirus earlier this week, has stated that the country needs to broaden the scale of local coronavirus restrictions to make the measure more effective amid election-related street protests.Gakharia said earlier today in an online conference that the opposition demonstrations are expected to cause a sharp increase in new cases of coronavirus.
Former President of Georgia, Ukrainian citizen Mikheil Saakashvili, has urged people to join the opposition rally on November 8 in Tbilisi despite the recent surge in coronavirus cases.
Georgian Public Defender Nino Lomjaria has urged opposition parties to ensure strict observance of all recommendations, rules and restrictions during their election protests imposed to prevent the further spread of coronavirus.
Police officers have detained one individual who shot several times from his vehicle while driving through the tunnel located near the business center of Bidzina Ivanishvili.
The State Security Service of Georgia has launched an investigation into the conspiracy intended to overthrow the state power. The investigation was launched on October 1 based on ‘operative information’ claiming that ‘certain people were planning to violently overthrow the government’ if the results of October 31 parliamentary elections would not be beneficial for them.
The protest rally in front of the Central Election Commission (CEC) has come to an end after police used water cannons to disperse the demonstrators. Opposition United National Movement (UNM) member Nika Melia has called on the protesters to leave the area for now and gather again at 6 p.m. at Rustaveli Avenue tomorrow.