Georgian PM: bill to “protect public from pseudo-liberal ideology” should be aligned with constitutional principles of human rights

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Friday said the ruling party’s legislative initiative to “protect the public from pseudo-liberal ideology” should be developed in accordance with the constitutional principles of human rights.

In his remarks over the matter, Kobakhidze claimed the presence of unspecified “severe trends in different states, as reflected in statistics”, and said the parliamentary majority wanted to “protect the public from the possible development of such processes” with the bill.

The bill should be prepared in accordance with the principles of the second chapter of the constitution of Georgia - this is the main defining principle for me”, the PM pointed out.

Mamuka Mdinaradze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party in the Parliament, on Thursday said the parliamentary majority would present a legislative initiative to “protect the public from pseudo-liberal ideology”.

He said the bill would “fully respect the principles and norms outlined in the constitution”, adding “the rights of each of our citizens must be and will be protected fundamentally, regardless of their mode of life”, but claimed the need for the initiative.