In fact, NGOs and their owners have a lot to hide - including the fact that with non-transparent foreign funding, they encouraged the spread of drug addiction in our country, organized revolutions, fought the church, state institutions, etc. - Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze told journalists, answering the question of why the non-governmental sector does not cooperate with the Anti-Corruption Bureau.

According to him, they have a lot to hide, which is why they avoid making information about the relevant funding public.

“[NGOs] have a lot to hide. In fact, the exact same standard applies to NGOs that has applied to political parties all these years. Why weren’t they interested in personal information or anything else? In fact, the exact same information is being requested that the Anti-Corruption Service has been requesting from political parties all these years. All of this, of course, is a far-fetched excuse. In reality, NGOs and their owners have a lot to hide. Among them is the fact that with non-transparent foreign funding, they encouraged the spread of drug addiction in our country, organized revolutions, fought against the church, state institutions, etc. This is something to hide, which is why they avoid making information about the relevant funding public,” said Irakli Kobakhidze.