Parliament Speaker: “unfortunate” European Parliament resolutions have become “sources of misinformation”
Papuashvili said it was the “norm of the civilised world” that “crimes must be punished”, in reference to the case of abuse of power Saakashvili is serving his six-year term for. Photo: Parliament of Georgia
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Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Monday said it was “unfortunate” that resolutions of the European Parliament had become “sources of misinformation”.
Papuashvili was commenting on the two resolutions registered in the European Parliament, one of which said Bidzina Ivanishvili, the former Prime Minister and the founder of the ruling Georgian Dream party, was “responsible” for the circumstances around the health of the imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili.
Papuashvili said it was the “norm of the civilised world” that “crimes must be punished”, in reference to the case of abuse of power Saakashvili is serving his six-year term for.
“It is unfortunate that resolutions of the European Parliament have become sources of misinformation, which in itself undermines the trust in these institutions”, the Parliament official said.
Therefore, the entries of such content in the resolutions is the problem of the European Parliament itself, since the spread of false information through resolutions undermines the trust in the European Parliament”, he added.
“The rule of law is that crime must be punished, it is the norm of the civilised world, and if someone is trying to represent this norm as a vendetta [against political opponents], they have no idea what the rule of law is”, the Speaker of the legislative body noted.
Paweł Herczyński, the Ambassador of the European Union to Georgia, on Monday called on the domestic opposition to remain in the Parliament and take a “constructive” approach on the ongoing work for implementing the European Union conditions for granting the country the membership candidate status.
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Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Wednesday urged domestic opposition parties to “distance themselves from large, radical groups” on the domestic scene to facilitate the formation of a “healthier political environment” in the country.
Georgia’s imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili has lost his appeal for release or postponement of the rest of his sentence on health grounds, with Tbilisi City Court on Monday denying the application in the case that has been surrounded by public debate.
Kakha Kaladze, the Mayor of Tbilisi and the Secretary General of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Wednesday said statements by some members of the European Parliament about the imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili were based on “absurdity and misinformation”.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Wednesday said resolutions of the European Parliament on Georgia had become “sources of misinformation and attacks” on the country in what was a “very unfortunate development”.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Wednesday said that “even the Supreme Council of the Soviet Union would envy” the resolution on the imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili adopted by the European Parliament on Wednesday.
Irakli Kadagishvili, the Chair of the Rules and Procedural Issues Committee of the Parliament of Georgia, on Thursday highlighted the Hungarian Government’s “reasonable assessment” of the situation around the imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday said the time of Georgian politicians and authorities “serving the interests of foreign countries” was “over”, in comments on a “shameful” European Parliament resolution in February that said Bidzina Ivanishvili, the former Prime Minister and the founder of the ruling Georgian Dream party, was “responsible” for the controversial circumstances around the health of the imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili..