Aleksandre Darakhvelidze - The State Security Service, within the framework of its investigation, has answered all the questions - it has been confirmed that the facts given in the BBC investigation were lies
The State Security Service, within the framework of its investigation, has answered all the questions, therefore, there are no more speculations - it has been confirmed that the facts given in the BBC investigation were lies and did not contain any truth at all, - Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Aleksandre Darakhvelidze told journalists.
According to him, the investigation established that the Ministry of Internal Affairs acted in accordance with the law.
"As has been noted many times, the State Security Service conducted a thorough and detailed investigation. More than 160 investigative actions were carried out, about 90 people were questioned, examinations were conducted, all relevant documentation was requested, which was necessary for the investigation of this case, and it was established that the Ministry of Internal Affairs acted in accordance with the law. It was not proven that substances that were prohibited and contained the substance "camite", which has been banned since World War I, were used. Accordingly, the State Security Service, within the framework of its investigation, answered all questions. Accordingly, there are no more speculations here. It was confirmed that the facts given in the BBC investigation were lies and did not contain any truth at all," Darakhvelidze said.
For information, according to the BBC, the evidence collected by them suggests that Georgia's authorities used a World War One-era chemical weapon to quell anti-government protesters last year. The BBC World Service spoke 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".
According to the State Security Service, on the night of December 4-5, the substance "chlorobenzylidene malononitrile" was used to control the crowds, which was dissolved in a solution of "propylene glycol". According to them, none of them belong to the prohibited category – as for "camite", it has never been purchased by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
