GD head claims UNM discussed poisoning Droa leader Khoshtaria
Ruling party head Irakli Kobakhidze says the United National Movement opposition is doing its best to cause unrest in the country. Photo: Georgian Dream press office.
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Head of the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party, Irakli Kobakhidze, says that the United National Movement (UNM) opposition party has discussed the possibility of poisoning the leader of the Droa opposition party, Elene Khoshtaria, to further strain political tension.
Khoshtaria has been on hunger strike for seven days in solidarity with former president, Mikheil Saakashvili, in the parliament building of Georgia.
Kobakhidze said earlier today that a source informed the GD that a meeting composed of ten UNM representatives was held yesterday, where the participants ‘seriously discussed’ poisoning Khoshtaria.
.@GeorgianDream41's Irakli Kobakhidze just announced during a briefing that he has "confidential" information the opposition is "discussing scenarios to poison" @Helenkhosh - who is now on her 7th day of a hunger-strike. An open threat from the government's side.
— Droa (@MovementDroa) November 9, 2021
I once again warn everyone to refrain from taking any radical steps. Any attempted crime will be strongly punished,” Kobakhidze said.
He stated that the UNM is ‘desperately trying’ to cause unrest in the country following the recent municipal elections, and thanked law enforcement for ensuring peace during recent opposition rallies in Tbilisi and other regions.
Khoshtaria responded that ‘what Kobakhidze said is absurd and indicates that the ruling party is in a very complicated situation.’
She, like the UNM, is demanding Saakashvili’s transfer to a civil clinic for treatment, instead of the prison hospital where Saakashvili is at the moment, on his 40th day of hunger strike.
The UNM also demands the release of Saakashvili from prison and the annulment of the municipal election results.
Droa opposition party leader, Elene Khoshtaria, who has been on hunger strike for seven days in solidarity with former president Mikheil Saakashvili, says that she will not take medication until a doctor tells her that her life is at risk and she may die.
The situation in front of the Administration of the Government of Georgia, where the opposition is holding a rally, has tensed after the United National Movement (UNM) member Levan Khabeishvili attempted to spray the message ‘free Misha’ in solidarity of the former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili on the square in front of the administration building. The confrontation took place between the protesters and the police as the law enforcement officials prevented Khabeishvili from making the inscription.
Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili, who reportedly has been on hunger strike for 39 days, has been transferred to Gldani No.18 prison hospital ‘to prevent deterioration in his health due to increased risks,' the Georgian Special Penitentiary Service reports.
Doctor of arrested ex-president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili, who is currently serving a prison term, says a medical council has agreed to transfer him to a civil hospital following the deterioration in his health.
Leader of the Droa opposition party Elene Khoshtaria, who has been on a hunger strike in the parliament building for eight days demanding the imprisoned former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili’s transfer to a civil clinic, has said that she will only accept medical care to prevent her own death. Khoshtaria noted that she received an intravenous infusion yesterday because her health examination showed ‘dangerous’ results.
Head of the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party Irakli Kobakhidze, who is holding meetings with MEPs and EU officials in Strasbourg along with other Georgian MPs, says that the country’s foreign partners wish to see a decrease in Georgian political polarization.