Statement by The Legal Department of Silk Road Group

We would like to respond to the defamatory statements made by Tamar Toradze and published in the Internet media outlet, which accuses Mr. George Ramishvili, the founder of Silk Road Group, of killing her family members in 1992. We would like to affirm that her statement is a dirty slander that has acquired a campaign character for months and has nothing to do with the truth. There is a feeling that this slander campaign is run by certain groups, which aim to damage the reputation of one of the most successful business groups in Georgia and of its founder.

As far as Ms Torade is a US citizen, she will have to go through court proceedings in the United States for her baseless slander and defamatory statements. We hope to find out the real persons behind her dirty campaign. We will definitely keep the Georgian society updated on further developments.

Meanwhile, we would like to pose a question: how ethical it is for a media outlet to post such a statement, regardless of whether it was commissioned or not, and how much was paid for.