All those who have been charged with these fabricated charges are heroes not only of Georgia, but of all Europe, - this is how the European Parliament's permanent rapporteur on Georgia, MEP Rasa Jukneviciene, responds to the launch of criminal proceedings against opposition politicians by the Georgian Prosecutor's Office on the charges of sabotage, aiding and abetting hostile activities and calling for the overthrow of the government.

“The GD regime is lashing out in total desperation. Those facing these fabricated charges are heroes not only of Georgia but of all Europe!”, she wrote on X.

For information, at the briefing of the Prosecutor General, it became known that the Prosecutor's Office has initiated criminal prosecution against Mikheil Saakashvili, Giorgi Vashadze, Nika Gvaramia, Nikanor Melia, Zurab Girchi Japaridze, Elene Khoshtaria, Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze.

According to Giorgi Gvaramidze, Mikheil Saakashvili will be charged under Article 317 of the Criminal Code of Georgia - for calling for the violent change of the constitutional order of Georgia or the overthrow of the state government. Zurab Girchi Japaridze and Giorgi Vashadze will be charged under Article 318, Part 1 and Article 319 of the Criminal Code of Georgia - for sabotage and assistance to a foreign country in hostile activities. Elene Khoshtaria is charged under Article 318, Part 1, Article 319 and Part 1 of Article 321 of the Criminal Code of Georgia - for sabotage, providing material resources for the aforementioned crime and assisting a foreign country in hostile activities. Nika Gvaramia, Nikanor Melia, Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze are charged under Article 318, Part 1 of the Criminal Code of Georgia - for sabotage.