“Your Honor, I know what decision you will make, but I want to say one thing: for me, as for an ordinary Georgian, it is an honor to be accused in a political case,” one of the accused in the October 4 case, Kakhaber Kvachantiradze, addressed Judge Tamar Makharoblidze.

As Kvachantiradze noted, he considers himself a political prisoner.

“I am Kakhaber Kvachantiradze. I will make a political statement, since I consider myself and my friends political prisoners. We are dealing with a collaborating government. We all know who they are; I will not speak about them. I understand you too, Your Honor; I know what decision you will make, but I want to say one thing: for me, as for an ordinary Georgian, it is an honor to be accused in a political case.

I welcome the unification of political entities. I wish them success; we are firmly standing, and everything will be solid - Georgia will win.

To all those entities that are considered pseudo-opposition, I, Kakhaber Kvachantiradze, convey to them: you are lustrated, gentlemen!” Kvachantiradze stated.

For information: Kakhaber Kvachantiradze, Simon Makharadze, Gia Toloraia, Avtandil Topchishvili, Mikheil Toloraia, Yuri Lomidze, Giorgi Talakhadze, Davit Giunashvili, Saba Kordzaia, Giorgi Kirvalidze, Koba Epitashvili, Manuchar Mikeladze, and Beka Machavariani have been charged under Article 19-222, Part 2, subparagraph “a” of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which pertains to the attempt to seize and block strategic and specially important facilities committed by a group. They have also been charged under Article 225, Part 2 of the Criminal Code, which pertains to participation in group violence.