"If BBC’s information is confirmed and this government really used First World War-era chemical weapons against its own population, this matter could bring the highest officials of the government to the Hague Court. I hope that a Georgian or at least an international investigation will take place," wrote analyst Irakli Melashvili on social media.

"Chemical weapons in the First World War were used only against enemies. No one had thought to turn this weapon against their own people! How sick must the person be who would do this! A person would go crazy! I hope that a Georgian or international investigation will take place," Melashvili stated.

According to BBC, evidence they collected indicates that the Georgian authorities last year used First World War-era chemical weapons to suppress anti-government protests.

BBC reports that “protesters opposing the Georgian government’s delay in EU accession reported various symptoms, including burning eyes, sneezing, coughing, and vomiting, which persisted for weeks.”

BBC also spoke with chemical weapons experts, Georgian special forces representatives, and doctors, and found that the evidence points to the use of an agent that the French military called ‘Camite.’