The temporary investigative commission of the Parliament, which is studying the activities of the "National Movement" government, has summoned Zaza Gogava, Mamuka Qurashvili, and Shalva Janashvili to tomorrow’s session.
This was announced by the commission’s chairperson, Tea Tsulukiani, in a statement to the media.
According to Tsulukiani, tomorrow's session will discuss the topic of the August 2008 war. The session is scheduled for March 27 at 10:00 AM.
"Following today's session, it can be concluded that several former high-ranking officials confirmed that during the period of Mikheil Saakashvili’s rule, Georgia had at least twice passed 'the razor's edge' and avoided military actions in August 2004 and later in 2006, thus avoiding the August war 2 and 4 years earlier. Tomorrow, former military officials, Mr. Zaza Gogava, Mr. Mamuka Qurashvili, and Mr. Shalva Janashvili, who was the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs during the war, will be summoned for questioning to provide explanations," Tsulukiani stated.
In response to a relevant question, Tsulukiani also noted that the third President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, would be summoned to the commission.
She also commented on the leaders of "Lelo - Strong Georgia," Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze, and said that they were afraid to come to the commission.
"I can only speculate that they were afraid to come to the commission. They were afraid that the public would once again see their true faces, because their real faces are very ugly," Tsulukiani said.
It should be noted that during the March 25th commission session, one of the cases involving pressure on business— the case of the company "Magnati"—was discussed. Businessman Jemal Leonidze, who owned a network of gas stations, accused the former government officials, including Mamuka Khazaradze, of property theft. The leaders of "Lelo - Strong Georgia," Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze, were summoned to the session. As Mamuka Khazaradze wrote on social media, he had no intention of attending the parliamentary investigative commission or participating in this "circus." Badri Japaridze also did not attend the commission’s session. On March 26, the commission decided to forward the case to the prosecutor's office for further action.
For reference, failure to comply with the requirements of the Parliamentary Temporary Investigative Commission can result in a fine, imprisonment for up to one year, or a prohibition from holding office or engaging in business for up to three years.