Georgian Dream needs te so-called sabotage case in order to paint a picture that all opposition leaders are together, including their Misha, in order to put the collective National Movement, s they call it, together on trial - as long as all leaders of political forces are sitting at the trial together, that country has no chance of getting closer to the West, - Zurab-Girchi Japaridze, one of the leaders of the Coalition for Changes, told journalists.

Zurab Japaridze calls the so-called sabotage case “complete nonsense”.

"There is no evidence in these 45 volumes. Moreover, there is a lot of stuff that is completely unclear about who or what it is connected to. There is also personal data of specific people - bank statements, some reports on the search of someone's office. What connection all this has not only with me, but with anyone, is completely unclear. My name is mentioned 12 times, I have counted it, and all twelve are testimonies of police officers who tell some tales that they saw me on Rustaveli during the events of November-December. Some people tell some tales, such as, for example.

Georgian Dream needs te so-called sabotage case in order to paint a picture that all opposition leaders are together, including their Misha, in order to put the collective National Movement, s they call it, together on trial. Second, they are wasting my time, I am wasting my time, why should I come here. There are already so many court proceedings that I attend, and now I have to attend my own court, and then, in this delusion, you have to figure out 45 volumes, and if something is going to be discussed, you have to give an answer. Ultimately, the main goal is to completely cut those threads, if there is anything left that connects this country with the West and the civilized world.

I repeat, it is clear to everyone that as long as all the leaders of the political forces in this country are sitting together at the trial, that country has no chance of getting closer to the West, the European Union, NATO, etc.,” said Zurab Japaridze.

For information, the Prosecutor General’s Office has charged Mikheil Saakashvili, Giorgi Vashadze, Nika Gvaramia, Nika Melia, Zurab Girchi Japaridze, Elene Khoshtaria, Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze in the so-called sabotage case.

More specifically, Giorgi Vashadze and Zurab “Girchi” Japaridze are charged under Article 318(1) and Article 319 of the Criminal Code, covering sabotage and assisting a foreign country in hostile activities. This carries a sentence of 7–15 years imprisonment.

Elene Khoshtaria is charged under Articles 318(1), 319, and 321¹(1), covering sabotage, providing material resources for the crime, and assisting a foreign country in hostile activities.

Nika Gvaramia, Nika Melia, Mamuka Khazaradze, and Badri Japaridze are charged under Article 318(1), covering sabotage.

Mikheil Saakashvili is charged under Article 317, which covers calls to violently change Georgia’s constitutional order or overthrow state power.

As a preventive measure, Giorgi Vashadze and Zurab “Girchi” Japaridze have bail set at 30,000 GEL each, while Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze have bail set at 1 million GEL each.