Of course, there is little hope that [in Germany] the rule of law will be respected and the person will be handed over to Georgian justice, but we will see - the Speaker of the Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, told journalists in response to a question regarding the criminal prosecution initiated against the former Prime Minister, the leader of the Gakharia for Georgia party, Giorgi Gakharia, and the imposition of a preventive measure on him.

As Papuashvili noted, “Gikharia took upon himself responsibility for the management of the dispersal of the June 20, 2019 rally.”

“In the conditions when Zurab Adeishvili was sitting on the honorary seat in the Bundestag, in the conditions when Davit Kezerashvili moves freely within the territory of the European Union, in the conditions when Mikheil Saakashvili, a convicted person, moved freely, including in Germany, of course, there is little hope that the rule of law will be respected and the person will be handed over to Georgian justice, but we will see.

As for the cases, the investigation into both issues has been going on for a long time. The prosecutor's office has established its position that it has sufficient evidence to bring charges against Gakharia. The charges have been brought. Now all these documents will be submitted to the court and the court will consider the case. The Strasbourg court saw certain violations and ordered a re-investigation by Georgia. Giorgi Gakharia took responsibility for the management of the dispersal of that rally, which in no way cancels the fact that the June 20, 2019 rally was a violent storm. In addition, in the same judgment, the Strasbourg Court acknowledged everything and said that it was a storming of the parliament building. You know, there are other defendants in this matter for the storming. He personally took responsibility for this. As for the legal part, the court will decide everything,” Papuashvili said.