Today's case is the "Magnati" case. This is one of a series that deals with massive and very gross violations of private property during the Saakashvili regime - specifically, Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze are people whose names and surnames appear in many cases, - the secretary of the temporary investigative commission investigating the activities of the previous government, Sozar Subari, told journalists before the start of the session.
According to him, if Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze do not appear at today's session, "this is a crime that is punished by imprisonment for up to one year."
"Today's case is the "Magnati" case. This is one of a series that deals with massive and very gross violations of private property during the Saakashvili regime. It is also a kind of exemplary case, because this is the period when [David] Kezerashvili creates his oil sales empire using absolutely criminal methods, which later took the form of “Gulf”, when the owners of various companies are arrested, their businesses are taken away, they are imprisoned, and a monopoly is created on the basis of this confiscated property. Before this process began, about 120 oil companies were operating in Georgia, and within a few months the number of companies decreased to 5 and a monopoly was created, which was the result of the government’s policy. Business structures close to the government, such as TBC at that time, were actively used in this policy. Specifically, Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze are people whose names and surnames appear in many cases. What exactly and how, this should be clarified within the framework of the work of the investigative commission.
"If [Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze] come, it will be very good, because the public will have the opportunity to hear answers about their role in this criminal history, if they do not come, Georgian legislation has its rule - this is a crime that is punished by up to 1 year of imprisonment," Subari said.
For information, the temporary parliamentary investigative commission investigating the activities of the National Movement government has summoned the leaders of Strong Georgia - Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze.
The commission's agenda includes the discussion of one of the cases of pressure on business - the case of Magnati LLC.
In addition to the leaders of Strong Georgia, the owner of Magnati LLC and his lawyer Roin Migriauli are invited to today's session.