I confirm once again, and the Minister also noted, that the Ministry of Internal Affairs has not purchased, has not used, and would not use any camite because such a substance does not exist in our possession. As for what substance it was, an investigation is underway and it will be known to the public, they will see that no substance was used there that is not used by any European or American police in similar cases, - Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Aleksandre Darakhvelidze stated at the Parliamentary Defense and Security Committee session.

With this, Darakhvelidze responded to the statement of Sopo Khorguani, a member of the Gakharia-for-Georgia party, who said that she herself was present at the November-December 2024 rally and that it was still unknown to her what substance was mixed into the water jet to crackdown on the protesters.

As Darakhvelidze noted, the demonstration that took place near the parliament was not peaceful and it is surprising to him that Sopo Khorguani participated in “this peaceful demonstration.”

As for the investigative journalistic material prepared by the BBC regarding the November-December protests, as Aleksandre Darakhvelidze noted, a statement was made in relation to the specific issue and he once again confirms that the facts presented in the BBC story are only the journalist’s assumptions and are not based on any specific evidence.

"When there is mass unrest, total attacks on the police, an attempted coup, an assault on the Georgian Parliament, 171 police officers are injured, "Molotov cocktails” are thrown, when there is a shower of fireworks, people and police officers are injured by the "peaceful protesters" of the rally, in this case, the police not only have the right, but also the obligation to use the special means provided for by the law, which are listed: water cannon, tear gas, physical force and other means, the list of which is specified in the law.

As for the issue of a specific substance, I confirm once again and the Minister also noted that the Ministry of Internal Affairs has not purchased, has not used and could not use any camite because such a substance does not exist in our possession. As for what substance it was specifically, the investigation is underway and it will be made public. In this case, you will see that no substance was used there that any European or American police do not use in similar cases. I repeat, everyone saw that from November 28 to December 5, 2024, on Rustaveli Avenue, this was not a peaceful demonstration, this was violence, an assault, an attempt to overthrow the state government, 171 police officers were injured. The front facade of the parliament building and about 60 offices were burned down, and if this was a peaceful demonstration and if you participated in this “peaceful” demonstration, it is very surprising to me,” said Aleksandre Darakhvelidze.

According to the BBC, Georgia's authorities used a World War One-era chemical weapon to quell anti-government protesters last year, evidence gathered by the BBC suggests. Demonstrators against the Georgian government's suspension of its European Union accession bid have complained of other symptoms too - shortness of breath, coughing, and vomiting that lasted for weeks.”

The BBC World Service has spoken to chemical weapons experts, whistleblowers from Georgia's riot police, and doctors, and found the evidence points to the use of an agent that the French military named "camite".