Parliament Speaker: parliamentary inquiry on previous Gov't “delayed Nuremberg trials”

Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Tuesday said the ongoing inquiry into alleged crimes of the former United National Movement Government by the Temporary Investigative Commission of the Parliament of Georgia was “delayed Nuremberg Trials”.

Papuashvili said the process was part of a “historical moment, a long-delayed trial” that he said had faced “hindrances” due to “external support” for the UNM.  

In 2012, when the [UNM] regime was defeated by the Georgian people, you will remember that the Government was not given the opportunity to fully bring justice to the perpetrators of the torture system, the creators of the corruption system”, he alleged.

“Then and today we see, even today, what kind of protection this political group has from the group that has now been openly named - including from the new administration of the United States of America - as the deep state”, the Speaker claimed.

Although delayed, the Nuremberg Trials will now take place. We are fulfilling our election promises to the people, and every step we take is in line with those promises, including bringing the United National Movement to justice. This is being done through the Temporary Investigative Commission of the Parliament”, he noted.

The ruling Georgian Dream party established the Commission in January, with a six-month deadline for the body to prepare a report for parliamentary review in September.

Following the report’s approval, the Commission’s findings will be submitted to the Georgian Prosecutor's Office and other relevant institutions for potential legal action and prosecution of those found responsible.