Mamuka Mdinaradze: No one has accused Tornike Rizhvadze of corruption, especially of patronizing drug traffickers, such information comes from the National Movement’s media - where did you look for me and couldn't find me?

Tornike Rizhvadze has not been accused of corruption, especially of patronizing drug traffickers - such information comes from the National Movement’s media - it seems that Levan Khabeishvili, Nodar Meladze, TV Pirveli, etc. are insuring some corrupt inserts on someone's orders, - the leader of the parliamentary majority, Mamuka Mdinaradze, told journalists.

According to him, the former Chairman of the Ajara Government, Tornike Rizhvadze, has done a lot for the team and Ajara.

As for the statements of Levan Khabeishvili, a member of the National Movement, - as Mdinaradze notes, "it seems that Levan Khabeishvili is insuring some people who want corruption to exist in the state systems at least at some level."

"Mamuka Mdinaradze has not appeared for a week and you tried to build some dirty story about it. You cannot answer me where you looked for me and could not find me, because it is a lie and speculation. I am either in the parliament, or in the party, or at home at night, for a maximum of 6-7 hours. Where you looked for me and could not find me, you cannot tell me. It seems that Levan Khabeishvili, Nodar Meladze, TV Pirveli, etc. are insuring some corruption inserts on someone's orders. Our stated goal is to fight corruption even more vigorously and to be among the top three in the world in terms of fighting corruption. When you put this issue like that and then there are even more attacks on you, everything is understandable there. As for Tornike Rizhvadze - he is a person who has done a lot in our team. He has really done a lot for Adjara. No one has accused him of corruption. No one has accused him of protecting drug traffickers, especially what he wrote in the letter. The only thing I've seen like this come from the 'national media' and 'national journalists,'" Mdinaradze said.

For information, opposition politician Levan Khabeishvili wrote on social media that "Mamuka Mdinaradze is the main manager of Ivanishvili's 'black money'." According to him, Mdinaradze is the main one who talks to officials about what should they bring. In addition, Khabeishvili says that Mdinaradze was a friend of Rizhvadze, but he has not made a single comment on the incident. According to him, there is a suspicion that he was present at the fight. "His friend was almost killed and have you seen a single comment anywhere? A person who comments on everything, where has he been missing for ten days? He should have commented, but why isn't he doing it? Because there is a suspicion that he was present at the fight and the public should also know that his accomplice in terrifying businessmen is Gocha Enukidze," Levan Khabeishvili said.