“We have also just seen media reports regarding the alleged use of chemical weapons against demonstrators. If confirmed, it would be unacceptable,” said Anita Hipper, the European Commission spokesperson for foreign and security affairs, in response to a question from Euroskop regarding the BBC’s investigative publication.

“Therefore, we expect a swift, transparent and credible investigation into these allegations,” the European Commission spokesperson stated.

As a reminder, the BBC published an article indicating that evidence collected by the BBC suggests that the Georgian government used a World War I–era chemical weapon last year to suppress anti-government protests.