According to the information of several unrelated sources, representatives of the ruling party are taking away identity documents from people employed in the public sector and socially vulnerable people against their will, the monitoring mission "My Voice" reports on this.

As stated in the observation mission, they respond to the information spread by several sources about the illegal attempts of the ruling party to instill fear in the voters through the use of administrative resources, intimidation and pressure, and influence their free expression of their will.

"According to the information of several unrelated sources, the representatives of the ruling party take away the identity documents of the persons employed in the public sector and socially vulnerable people against their will. According to reports, the mentioned action is likely to have a large-scale character and is not limited to only one administrative unit and/or public structure. According to reports, a similar incident occurred in Zugdidi, Kvareli, Kutaisi and Tbilisi. The use of such methods by the government can serve both to instill fear in voters that the secrecy of their vote will not be respected on election day, and to influence the results of voting on election day.

The constitution guarantees a person's right to make a choice based on his own opinion in a free and equal environment. The secrecy of the voter's vote is guaranteed by the constitution.

Without a legal basis, confiscation of an identity document against the will is a clear violation of the current legislation, including the "Personal Data Protection" law of Georgia. In addition, illegal acquisition, storage, use, distribution or other provision of access to personal data is punishable by criminal law.

The coalition "My Vote for the European Union" calls on the ruling party to stop trying to influence the constitutionally guaranteed free will of voters. We continue to observe the pre-election environment", the information released by the observation mission states.