"I met these people for the first time; ‘group violence’ — how did such an idea come to the prosecutor? I was a school principal for 14 years, I raised countless generations. Please tell me — what did I do wrong, what harm did I cause to the state?” — said Ramaz Mumladze, who was detained in connection with the events of October 4, during the court hearing.

Mumladze is demanding evidence showing what he allegedly damaged — whether he destroyed state property or verbally insulted anyone.

"I met these people for the first time — ‘group violence,’ how did the prosecutor come up with this? I was a school principal for 14 years, I raised countless generations. Please tell me — what did I do wrong, what harm did I cause to the state? I do not know any of these people; where did all this come from? I have never been a member of any party, I was apolitical, I never got involved in politics. The prosecutor said ‘do not grant bail’ — they should justify why. Let the prosecutor answer this. What did I do wrong? What did I damage — did I destroy state property, did I verbally insult someone? Let them present evidence, facts.” — Mumladze stated.

For reference, Vladimir Gvelesiani, Zurab Chavchanidze, Sergo Megrelishvili, Giorgi Rurua, Amiran Dolishvili, Anton Vardanidze, Giorgi Korkia, Aleksandre Chilachava, Genadi Kupreishvili, Lasha Ivanadze, Levan Jikia, Sulkhan Tugushi, Khvicha Gogokhia and Ramaz Mumladze have been charged under Article 19-222, part 2, subparagraph “a” of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which refers to an attempt to seize and block strategic and specially designated facilities committed by a group. They are also charged under Article 225, part 2 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which refers to participation in group violence.