Kaja Kallas: The punishments against the demonstrators are extremely harsh – there was a discussion about imposing sanctions on the judges who are carrying out repressive measures; we will return to the issue in July

"Our goal is to punish those specific individuals who are violating human rights in Georgia," – this is how the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, responded to a question from Tamar Nutsubidze, editor of Euroscope, regarding the arrest of opposition politicians in Georgia and possible sanctions.

According to her, the punishments handed down against demonstrators are extremely harsh, and she admitted she doesn't even know "what the appropriate word is." Kallas stated that the judicial system is part of this repressive machinery, and accordingly, the imposition of sanctions on judges involved in these actions was discussed.

Kallas noted that no agreement on sanctions has been reached at this stage, but the issue will be revisited in July.

"Today we also discussed this matter — I mean sanctions against those individuals who are carrying out these actions. If we look at the punishments imposed on demonstrators, it’s clear they are extremely harsh — I don’t even know what the right word is — but they are not proportionate to the actions. This means that the judiciary is part of this repressive machine, and therefore we also discussed imposing sanctions on the judges involved in these measures. So, we addressed this issue today and will return to it in July. At the moment, we have not reached an agreement, but I hope that in the future, we can take some steps in this direction. Our goal is not to punish the Georgian people or Georgia. Our goal is to punish those specific individuals who violate human rights in Georgia," said Kaja Kallas.