“There is a notion that the war should not end and that Georgia is being used as a resource by the ‘global war party.’ To achieve this, information is being presented to the public, suggesting that last year a parrot lost its feathers or a dog didn’t recognize its owner, creating the illusion that some toxic substance was used,” said Parliament’s First Vice-Speaker Gia Volski in a statement to journalists.

He emphasized that there is no evidence that any toxic substance was used by the police during last year’s protests.

“This is not the first attack. Certainly, it is blackmail, it is a threat, but it is not the first case. Regarding Saakashvili, a very similar scenario took place: a propaganda attack was conducted against Georgia. They even succeeded in creating an illusion among parts of the international community that people could be poisoned or killed, and that a regime exists which does not follow democratic principles. To some extent, that illusion was created. Propaganda is mobilized. In reality, we have three facts:

This substance does not dissolve in water, and the story about the solvent is fabricated and does not correspond to reality.

There is no connection between the substance and oncological or other diseases mentioned in reports from a year ago.

None of the statements from the people on whose information this report was based are supported by laboratory tests.

In contrast, people were presented who describe certain features typical of pepper spray or gas. The opposing forces have no interest in revealing the truth. For them, what matters is continuous propaganda and intense pressure on the minds of people who are already inclined to absorb these lies.

The notion is that the war should not end; the war must continue, and Georgia is a resource for the ‘global war party.’ To achieve this, information is spread suggesting that last year a parrot lost its feathers or a dog didn’t recognize its owner, creating the illusion that some toxic substance was used. Ask any journalist: is there a photo of the dog that didn’t recognize its owner, or of the parrot that lost its feathers, or of the person who touched the clothing and supposedly got burned or wounded? Of course, we saw photos of injured people, because when a fight is organized, it is organized so that someone gets hurt. But the injury, which is claimed to be caused by a toxic substance, is in no way confirmed.

Unfortunately, we also have examples of how Saakashvili was declared near death, following a precisely similar scenario: they claimed he was poisoned. Now, not satisfied with just Saakashvili, they presented people who were allegedly poisoned, and only after a year did we learn about it,” Volski stated.