There was no meeting where anything was planned with the participation of these people, this is absurd, - one of the leaders of Strategy Builder, Paata Manjgaladze, who is detained in connection with the events of October 4, stated at the trial.

He said this after the prosecution presented video evidence at the trial. More specifically, the prosecution presented a statement of Paata Manjgaladze that was broadcast on one of the television channels.

"I haven't even been questioned, no one has asked about this topic, I want the investigation to know that this video doesn't mean that we gathered with prior intent, that we planned it. This video was recorded on October 4, journalists asked me to comment. If I hadn't been there at a specific point, this video wouldn't have been here...

We should have agreed in advance, right? Nothing like that happened, it was a performance for me, at first there was talk of taking a photo instead of a video, this video is nothing, you can give the investigation more information. Irakli Nadiradze reminded me, I apparently said that this performance was not harmless and they could use it against us. The prosecutor's office should not only bring evidence from that day, which is against me, but also evidence where I say that I was not the organizer of that rally. I will tell you more, that day I recorded a video with many people and took a photo. There is no talk of any overthrow. [In such a case] a person would not go to a rally with a 14-year-old child. There was no meeting where anything was planned with the participation of these people, this is absurd," Manjgaladze said.

For information, Murtaz Zodelava, Paata Burchuladze and Irakli Nadiradze were charged under Article 19-222, Part 2, Subparagraph “a” of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which refers to an attempt to seize and block objects of strategic and special importance committed by a group. They are also charged under Article 225, Part 1 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which refers to the organization and leadership of group violence. They are also charged under Article 317 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which refers to a call to change the constitutional order of Georgia by force and to overthrow the state government, which is punishable by up to 9 years of imprisonment.

Irakli Shaishmelashvili is charged under Article 317 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which refers to a public call to change the constitutional order of Georgia by force or to overthrow the state government, which is punishable by up to 3 years of imprisonment.

Lasha Beridze is charged under Article 19-222, Part 2, Subparagraph “a” of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which pertains to an attempt to seize and block objects of strategic and special importance, committed by a group. He is also charged under Part 1 of Article 225 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which involves organizing and leading group violence.

Irakli Chkhvirkia, Nika Gventsadze, and Tornike Mchedlishvili are charged under Subparagraph “a” of Part 2 of Article 19-222 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which involves an attempt to seize and block strategic and special importance objects, committed by a group. He is also charged under Part 1 of Article 225 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which involves organizing and leading group violence. The aforementioned act is punishable by 6 to 9 years of imprisonment.

Guri Zhvania is charged under Part 2 of Article 225 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which pertains to participation in group violence.

Paata Manjgaladze is charged under Part 1 of Article 225 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which pertains to organization of group violence. The aforementioned act is punishable by imprisonment for a term of 6 to 9 years.