“The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia responds to a report prepared by TV Pirveli regarding prosecutor Tamar Bejuashvili, who is handling the criminal case related to the storming of the Presidential Palace, and describes it as ‘yet another piece of disinformation.’

The Prosecutor’s Office notes that over the past month and a half, the TV channel has deliberately prepared a report for the second time about the business activities of the prosecutor’s father and has groundlessly linked it to Tamar Bejuashvili’s professional work.

“It should also be noted that respondents featured in the report, such as Giorgi Berishvili and Teimuraz Karmazanashvili, who make defamatory statements against Bejuashvili and her family, are themselves convicted or accused in various criminal cases involving tax evasion and fraud against the state. It is entirely unclear how this relates to the criminal case concerning the storming of the Presidential Palace. Instead of conducting a qualified and adversarial review of the case in court, the media outlet is deliberately attacking the case prosecutor and engaging in an unfounded disinformation campaign.

The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia will not allow such attacks on prosecutors in high-profile criminal cases that aim to discredit both the prosecutor and the institution, and it will respond accordingly. We also note that such baseless and targeted campaigns will not influence and will not hinder the administration of objective justice,” the statement reads.