US State Department Spokesperson says he hopes Georgian President can provide information on irregularities in elections
She also told CNN the ruling Georgian Dream party had “used IDs taken from citizens seven times, 10 times, 17 times” during the voting. Photo: Department of State
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Matthew Miller, the Spokesperson for the United States Department of State, on Wednesday said he hoped Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili could provide information about alleged irregularities in Saturday's parliamentary elections that would be “relevant to any investigation”.
My understanding is she [Zourabichvili] has said that she has information about irregularities, so hopefully she can provide that information that would be relevant to any investigation, whether it’s conducted by Georgian authorities or anyone else”, Miller said.
The Prosecutor's Office of Georgia on Wednesday said it had launched an investigation into claims of “falsification” of elections, after the Central Election Commission of the country asked the body for an inquiry following claims by Zourabichvili and other political figures.
Zourabichvili and four domestic opposition parties that have overcome the five percent electoral threshold in the elections on Monday dismissed the results as “rigged”.
She also told CNN the ruling Georgian Dream party had “used IDs taken from citizens seven times, 10 times, 17 times” during the voting.
The Office said the President had been summoned to the investigative agency for an interview on Thursday, saying the CEC appeal and information released through the media had indicated Zourabichvili was “believed to possess evidence regarding possible falsification”.