Labour Party supporter stabbed at polling station in Marneuli
The Labour Party accuses Georgian Dream, while the latter points the fingers at the United national Movement. Photo: IPN
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An opposition Labour Party supporter has been allegedly stabbed at polling station No. 52 in Marneuli, Kvemo Kartli region.
Eivaz Mamedov, 35, has been delivered to the hospital. The Labour Party member Ali Badirov accuses ruling Georgian Dream party supporter Gurkhan Ramazanov.
I was at another polling station when an active voter contacted me and told me that Georgian Dream supporter Gulkhan Ramazanov stabbed our major supporter in the village of Dashtapa Eivaz Mamedov with a knife”, Badirov said.
Head of the polling station No. 52 has meanwhile noted that the confrontation took place outside the building therefore s/he is not aware of the developments.
Meanwhile, the Georgian Dream majoritarian candidate in Marneuli-Gardabani Zaur Dargali claims the ruling party supporter has nothing to do with the offence. He instead says the Labour party supporter was stabbed by the opposition United National Movement supporter.
Interior Ministry, which has launched investigation the investigation, says a verbal confrontation between Eivaz Mamedov and Gurkhan Ramazanov grew into a physical offence.
The ministry said that Ramazanov, who was drunk and injured Mamedov got injured himself as well. Stressing that all of the individuals involved in the incident have been identified and the witnesses interrogated, the ministry promises to arrest the offender.
Traffic on the Rikoti Highway today created difficulties for voters travelling from the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi to the regions or vice versa to cast their votes. The Roads Department of Georgia explains the reason for the restricted traffic was the collapse of a slope. The Roads Department announced that work is underway to restore movement in the shortest possible time.
A Georgian Dream press briefing hours before the closing of polling stations across Georgia alleged a "mobilisation" by opposition supporters at voting locations, while also claiming cases of "misinformation" around the voting process on Saturday.
The Georgian Interior Ministry says the public order is being maintained throughout the country to ensure that citizens can cast their ballot in free and safe environment. Ministry representative Natia Kovziashvili said at a news briefing that the ministry representatives are in close communication with the local and international non-government organisations as well as the Public Defender’s Office.
Tbilisi-based non-government organizations, including the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA), International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) and Transparency International Georgia, who are observing the municipal elections today, have reported on election violations throughout the country.
The opposition United National Movement majoritarian candidate for Isani constituency Khatia Dekanoidze has posted on her Facebook page that the light went out in the biggest polling stations in the western Georgian city of Kutaisi.
Georgian law enforcers have detained seven individuals for administrative offences and have launched investigations on 16 criminal cases which took place during municipal elections on October 2.