Nothing can be achieved by confrontation, revolution - ruling party Sec Gen
Imedi channel, earlier today, published video footage, dating back to this year’s February, in which Japaridze and his party members are allegedly “heard discussing destructive plans, including changing government, as well as revolution and bloodshed”. Photo via Kakha Kaladze/Facebook
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Kakha Kaladze, the Mayor of Tbilisi and the Secretary General of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Saturday said it was “wrong” to think that “something” could be “achieved” in Georgia by confrontation, revolution and overthrowing the Government.
If the country does not receive the European Union membership candidate status in December, the domestic radical opposition will use it to fuel a conflict and change the Government, Kaladze stressed, adding the EU’s decision not to grant Georgia the status last June was “disappointing”, as the country “really deserved” it.
Ruling party Sec Gen said one of the opposition leaders Zurab Girchi Japaridze did not hide his “intentions” to provoke “confrontation and disturbance” in the country and added “such actions” would always be followed by “a strict response” from the state and relevant agencies. “Peace will be maintained” in Georgia for the economic development of the country, Kaladze added.
Imedi channel, earlier today, published video footage, dating back to this year’s February, in which Japaridze and his party members are allegedly “heard discussing destructive plans, including changing government, as well as revolution and bloodshed”.
The freedom of speech, expression and assembly is protected in this country [Georgia] and all political parties, persons have the right to express their opinions, [...] but all these should be within the scope of the law”, the Georgian official emphasised.
Mamuka Mdinaradze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party in the Parliament, on Tuesday said the “radical wing” of the domestic opposition was proceeding with its “harmful, anti-state” campaign by telling the international community “lies” about Georgian authorities failing to fulfil the conditions outlined by the European Union for granting its membership candidate status to the country.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Tuesday said a part of domestic opposition parties was “doing everything” to prevent the country from receiving the European Union membership candidate status by the end of this year and use the development for “sparking unrest” in the country.
Mamuka Mdinaradze, the Executive Secretary of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Monday claimed the goal of the domestic “radical” opposition was to see the country fail to receive the European Union membership candidate status and see war break out in Georgia amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament's European Union Integration Committee, on Monday said the country “definitely” deserved the European Union membership candidate status but noted it was a “political decision that must be made by the [bloc’s] 27 member states”.