Prime Minister: Thanks to Vakhtang Gomelauri and every policeman for their patience - the Ministry of Internal Affairs managed the processes with a higher standard than the American and European standards, have you seen elsewhere how demonstrators are treated, how rude the forms of dispersal are
According to the statement of the Prime Minister, Irakli Kobakhidze, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, during the past days, managed the processes with a higher standard than the American and European ones.
As Irakli Kobakhidze mentioned at the government meeting, during these days, the policemen had to endure the worst insults and physical attacks.
"Once again, I will emphasize the special role of our law enforcement agencies. I would like to thank Minister of Internal Affairs Vakhtang Gomelauri, him personally and each policeman. The role of each policeman in the proper management of these processes was special and important. Thank you to every police officer for your patience. We know a number of facts about what the police had to endure during these days. These were the worst insults, these were the worst physical attacks on police officers, but in the end, the Ministry of Internal Affairs managed the processes with a higher standard than the American and European ones. Have you seen the French, Dutch, American, German footage of how the policemen there treat the demonstrators. How rude are the forms of disintegration and often this disintegration takes the form of raids.
After 2012, rally raiding is an absolutely foreign event for Georgia. Every time, the Ministry of Internal Affairs operates to the highest standard. We had a certain interim period, when one of the ministers of internal affairs, who today throws pyrotechnics at the policemen from the ranks of the opposition, used to dig out the eyes of the demonstrators when he was called the minister of internal affairs. He used to do this at the time on the orders of his boss, and today he throws pyrotechnics at the policemen on the orders of his boss. Today, the situation is different, because the Minister of Internal Affairs is Vakhtang Gomelauri. Every single police officer responded to all of the violations we've seen over the past few days to a much higher standard than American and European. Also, thanks to other law enforcement agencies, especially the State Security Service, their role was very important. Among them, there were risks for people's health and lives. Among them, it is the merit of the State Security Service that all risks were avoided as much as possible", said Irakli Kobakhidze.
