“Of course, ALDE does not justify these actions,” — this is how the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE Party) responded on X to the statement made by the Speaker of the Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, regarding the case of “Lelo – For a Strong Georgia” member Aleko Elisashvili.

“Of course ALDE does not justify these actions — that is self-evident. Just as we will never justify violence against peaceful demonstrators or the use of chemical weapons against citizens,” ALDE wrote on the social platform X.

For reference, a few days ago Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili, speaking about the case of Aleko Elisashvili, a member of “Lelo – For a Strong Georgia,” stated that there had been “no reaction from ALDE.”

“Ten days have passed since we witnessed a terrorist act committed by Aleko Elisashvili, and there has been no reaction from ALDE. We take it as a fact that ALDE is an association collaborating with a terrorist,” Papuashvili said.