Yes, elections are our business, but if it doesn't matter what kind of elections are held today, and if it's up for discussion, you people are crazy! We want elections, but fair ones, - the imprisoned opposition politician Levan Khabeishvili said at the trial.
As he noted, the people are demanding elections, but what matters is what kind of elections they will be.
"I want to respond and explain my position to the public. I am not going to teach anyone, I see many things differently from prison, it is difficult to fully perceive some realities, but I have some critical assessments, I have specific assessments on specific political issues and I will try to assess them as mildly as possible. Regarding Orban, I want to say that an amazing thing happened, Orban lost and our political spectrum somehow fell into depression. Why such things happen to us, I don't know...
What is wrong with us, when we win, let's say that Bidzina's successor was defeated. We fall into depression. Someone will bring up some made-up topic and a false alarm is raised about it and a dialogue begins.
Elections are our business, but what kind of elections are there today, if that doesn't matter now and if this is up for discussion, you people are crazy!
Whatever kind of man Orban was, he is a politician.
Orban wanted money because to do politics and Bidzina wants politics to make money. There is a huge difference. Therefore, of course, we want elections, but fair ones. What are people on Rustaveli demanding? They have two demands. People are demanding elections and the release of prisoners. What will these elections be like, doesn't it matter? I'll tell you why this is happening to us: we don't know what to do, that's why they think that if I can't beat Bidzina, I'll beat Lelo or Gakharia.
I cannot help but talk about Marco Rubio's call. When Rubio called, instead of saying how cool it is, the Americans called and we won't be left alone, people, some people here fell into depression. People, if you don't know something [it's not embarrassing to say this]. Conditionally, I don't speak English and I say that I don't speak. If you don't know something, it is not a shame - Americans don't need the sky of Georgia,"- said Khabeishvili.
In his opinion, the US Secretary of State actually called the Prime Minister to say that America has spent millions in Georgia and "in the meantime, other information is coming in like water".
"If Rubio had said - Hey, Irakli, how are you? It would have been on Imedi and Basti-Bubu in the morning that Rubio had called Irakli. They would have annoyed us...
We are constantly criticizing each other.
Everyone is on social networks and I don't know, maybe I'm the only one watching TV and I've missed the same thing on TV - everyone is an expert and it turns out that in 2012, I, Khatia Dekanoidze and Tina Bokuchava brought Bidzina to power... I hope that in the end, this situation will be resolved somehow.
When you go to prison, you first count minutes, then hours, then days and then years. Mr. Beka (prosecutor), I hope you won't make me count years," said Levan Khabeishvili.