Investigate underway on coercion of election commission member accusing GD of vote-rigging
Chirgadze said earlier today that she is going to be silent, stating that ‘everyone knows everything.’ Photo: video grab from Formula TV.
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Police are investigating a case of coercion involving an election commission member of the Kutaisi No. 90 polling station, Iza Chirgadze, who claimed several days ago that she was forced by the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party to give ballot papers to unregistered voters on election day on October 30, local media outlet On.ge reports.
Chirgadze, who has been missing for the last two days, stated that ‘no threats, no pressure and no abduction took place,’ following questioning by the police yesterday.
The International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) reported on November 2 that Chirgadze’s phone was switched off, while the opposition candidate for Kutaisi vice-mayor from Girchi - More Freedom party, Imeda Kldiashvili, stated that the State Security Service (SSS) had contacted her, demanding to refrain from communications with opposition representatives and media outlets.
ISFED offered Chirgadze legal assistance yesterday.
Isa Chirgadze, who was questioned by @MIAofGeorgia on Nov 3, made her first comment today. She says she was not pressured or threatened, although she doesn’t not take her accusations on illegal participation in #Gvote21 back. “Im going to be muted”- Chirgadze says. https://t.co/SjfTL9oxI6
— Shame Movement (@Shamemovement) November 4, 2021
However, Chirgadze explained that she was in a village helping a relative, noting that she did not want to be bothered by anyone, therefore switched her phone off.
She said earlier today that she is going to be silent, stating that ‘everyone knows everything.’
The ruling party dismisses the allegations of vote-rigging, calling it ‘false statements.’
The Central Election Commission (CEC) reported a total of 219 formal complaints about municipal election run-offs in Georgia, while it received 133 complaints overall from representatives of election participants.