Gia Volski: The attitude of the opposition to the bill "On transparency of foreign influences" is called "political adultery"

The argument of the opposition, that we should not enter into discussion and just say that this is a "Russian law", has become so weak that they have decided not to enter into any legal analysis at all, or if they do enter into an analysis, to tell such a big lie, which is beyond all limits and is called political adultery, - First Vice-Speaker of the Parliament, Gia Volski, told journalists about the draft law "On Transparency of Foreign Influences".

According to him, there is such a big difference between the mentioned bill and the Russian law that it is not profitable for the radical opposition to enter into the discussion on this topic.

"The difference between the Russian law and our bill is so big and clear that it is not beneficial for the radical opposition to enter into a discussion on this topic. That is why it has been said that we should not enter into a discussion. Areas have been redistributed, and now one of the important areas is the impact on people who live abroad or receive financial support from a relative abroad - as if they will be ruined and their interests will not only be taken care of, but will directly hit them. This lie is so despicable and appalling, it is a proof of the method by which our opponents fight against this law. They call it Russian, although we all know that Western laws are more rigid, principled and demanding than the significantly loyal Georgian law. The only request is to be transparent and tell us what projects they are financing. The public needs to know, and responsibility to the public will no longer allow anyone to finance, for example, the preparation of a group focused on the use of Molotov cocktails. That's the idea of this law, to be accountable to the public for everything you do," Volski said.

According to him, it is a big lie when people say that this bill will affect those to who transfer money from abroad.

"When we introduced the previous draft law, there was an agreement with the participation of ambassadors and representatives of donor organizations that in the future no non-transparency would be allowed, which is called the use of taxpayers' money of specific countries in Georgia - this has not been fulfilled. Most importantly, there is a European directive that a similar bill must be adopted in all European countries. When people say that this law will affect those to who transfer money from abroad, this is such a blatant, immoral lie that it shows the pathos with which our opponents approach this issue. When you frame such a lie, it means that there will be no legal dispute. This is a trend that National Movement has had for a long time", said Gia Volski.

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