Levan Machavariani: Mr. Gakharia will also have to answer questions – they were begging Brussels bureaucrats to suspend relations with Georgia, cancel visits, and redirect aid to the NGO sector – they should explain all of this

According to Levan Machavariani, a deputy from "Georgian Dream," the leader of the party "For Georgia," Giorgi Gakharia, will also have to answer the questions of the temporary investigative commission examining the activities of the previous government.

He stated that the reason for this is that Giorgi Gakharia made an anti-state statement a few months ago on the air of "TV Pirveli."

According to the deputy, Gakharia claimed that "their first phase was to replace 'Georgian Dream' through a revolution by January 20, and if that failed, the next phase would involve bringing the country’s economic isolation into play."

"Every party will have the opportunity to explain that they do not represent the 'United National Movement,' but this will be very difficult for them. Recently, we have seen Gakharia's statements that they do not represent the 'United National Movement.' I don’t know, but they sit at the same table and shape the political agenda together. I remind the public that Gakharia has formed a coalition with the 'United National Movement' in four municipalities—what greater partnership could there be? Also, Gakharia made a very anti-state statement on 'TV Pirveli' a few months ago, saying that their first phase was to replace 'Georgian Dream' through a revolution by January 20, and if that didn’t work, the next phase was to bring the country’s economic isolation into play. Mr. Gakharia will have to answer these questions. I also remind you that all four parties sent a letter to Brussels, pleading with Brussels bureaucrats to suspend all relations with Georgia, redirect all assistance to the NGO sector, cancel visits, and avoid any meetings. They are openly calling for sanctions against Georgia, and I don't know—let them explain all of this, but I doubt they will find an objective justification for it," Machavariani stated.

According to Machavariani, "Georgian Dream" needs a healthy opposition, but currently, there are "four radical parties that represent the 'collective United National Movement.'

We need a healthy opposition. Right now, there are four radical parties that we refer to as the 'collective United National Movement' because they have a unified agenda, hold meetings at the same table, jointly announce artificial crises in the country, work together to cause economic destabilization, and collectively send reports to Brussels urging the European Union to sever all ties with our state. This is an effort to undermine our country. The mandate of the temporary investigative commission is being expanded—it will not only examine the harmful actions of the previous regime before 2012 but will also investigate the ongoing harm caused by these four radical parties to this day. When the commission completes its work, it will submit recommendations based on evidence and facts to the Prosecutor’s Office. We will then prepare a lawsuit that will be submitted to the Constitutional Court, where it will be decided whether these parties should be declared unconstitutional," Machavariani stated.

For reference, the executive secretary and majority leader of "Georgian Dream," Mamuka Mdinaradze, announced that "Georgian Dream" plans to appeal to Georgia’s Constitutional Court, based on the conclusions of the parliamentary investigative commission, to declare the "United National Movement" and its satellite parties unconstitutional. Additionally, Mdinaradze stated that the investigative commission examining the activities of the "United National Movement" government is expanding its mandate to cover the period after 2012 as well.

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