Ruling party: UNM concerned by ‘extremely calm’ election environment, plans 'serious provocations’
Ruling party head Irakli Kobakhidze has warned the UNM opposition to refrain from staging any provocations. Photo: GD press office.
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The ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party says that the United National Movement (UNM) opposition ‘is very much concerned by the extremely calm pre-election environment’ in Georgia and has plans to stage ‘serious provocations’ ahead of the October 2 municipal elections.
Ruling party head Irakli Kobakhidze stated earlier today that they had received information on the UNM's 'destructive goals’ from some UNM members.
The turmoil these days (referring to leaked files) also served the goal to spark tension in the country. However, they have not achieved the goal. Moreover, the public have seen once again that the UNM is an anti-state, anti-church group,” Kobakhidze said.
Kobakhidze stated that the UNM is now discussing the possibility of ‘hiring killers’ to create destabilisation.
He cited the UNM members as saying that ‘we need victims.’
Kobakhidze has warned the UNM to refrain from sparking any tension and urged the country’s law enforcement agencies to prevent any provocations coming from the party.
MEP Marina Kaljurand has urged Georgia’s former president Mikheil Saakashvili to refrain from provocations, use his political capital to depolarise the pre-election situation in Georgia and respect the OSCE/ODIHR conclusion on the October 2 municipal elections in Georgia. Kaljurand’s tweet comes after MEPs met with Saakashvili yesterday in Brussels.
The ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party says that the United National Movement (UNM) opposition party has plans to release secret recordings of the private life of public figures ‘or their fabrication’ from abroad in the coming days to spark tension ahead of the October 2 municipal elections.
The Georgian Chief Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into the release of alleged files on clerics and politicians leaked from Georgia’s State Security Service (SSS). The Prosecutor’s Office has urged everyone, including media outlets, which have the files to cooperate with investigators.
Georgian media outlets have received files allegedly leaked from the country’s State Security Service (SSS), which contain personal data on clerics. The media outlets received a link to the files earlier today from ‘Hakim Pasha,’ titled 'Georgian State Security Sevice’s compromising materials against Patriarchate.’
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has stated that ‘very serious provocations’ from the opposition United National Movement (UNM) party are expected ahead of the October 2 local elections. Garibashvili responded to the head of the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party Irakli Kobakhidze’s recent statement regarding the possible provocations from UNM and stated that he shares the fellow party member’s opinion.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili stated that the release of alleged leaked files on clerics from Georgia’s State Security Service (SSS) is a conspiracy against the state and the church. Garibashvili said that the country’s opposition ‘launched a dirty campaign’ against the Patriarchate and church a year ago, noting that ‘their main goal is to discredit the church, the army, the police in order to demoralise them.’