Vato Shakarishvili, a member of "United Neutral Georgia," stated that for years an extensive agent network has been operating in Georgia, funded and directed from abroad. He said the network's activities have repeatedly placed the country at serious risk and require not only political but also legal assessment. According to Shakarishvili, "everyone must be held accountable for the crimes they have committed against our country and the state." He made the remarks while appearing as a witness in the so-called sabotage case, in which several opposition politicians are defendants.

Asked whether he had come to court with specific evidence, Shakarishvili said it was the Prosecutor's Office's responsibility to gather legal evidence based on the complaint they had filed, although his group had submitted extensive materials containing what he described as "logical chains" of evidence.

"More than a year ago, we appealed to the Georgian Prosecutor's Office to investigate their activities. We submitted extensive materials. The evidence is their entire activity over the past 25 years. Every day of their activity, every step, every statement, and every action contains elements of crimes against our country. We presented comprehensive materials showing a chain of their actions, demonstrating that they were coordinated across time and space, directed from a single center, and carried out according to a single scenario in which every part of the agent network had its own assignment.

The agent network consisted of several components: so-called political parties, media outlets, NGOs, individual representatives from various sectors, and it was coordinated, organized, and financed from abroad, from multiple countries. The key point is that they did not serve the interests of the Georgian people or act in accordance with those interests, but instead acted in the interests of foreign powers.

Obtaining legal evidence based on our complaint was the Prosecutor's Office's prerogative, as we do not have investigative powers. We submitted extensive materials based on their own public statements and actions, linking them through a logical chain. We demonstrated a high degree of coordination among the various branches of the agent network, all directed from abroad. This activity is aimed at undermining the foundations of our state, constitutes hostile activity, and assists foreign powers in actions against our national interests," Shakarishvili said.

For reference, charges in the so-called sabotage case have been brought against Mikheil Saakashvili, Giorgi Vashadze, Nika Gvaramia, Nika Melia, Zurab Girchi Japaridze, Elene Khoshtaria, Mamuka Khazaradze, and Badri Japaridze.

More specifically, Giorgi Vashadze and Zurab Girchi Japaridze have been charged under Articles 318(1) and 319 of Georgia's Criminal Code, which concern sabotage and assisting a foreign state in hostile activities. The offenses carry a prison sentence of 7 to 15 years.

Elene Khoshtaria has been charged under Articles 318(1), 319, and 321¹(1) of the Criminal Code, covering sabotage, providing material resources for the commission of that offense, and assisting a foreign state in hostile activities.

Nika Gvaramia, Nika Melia, Mamuka Khazaradze, and Badri Japaridze have been charged under Article 318(1), which concerns sabotage.

Mikheil Saakashvili has been charged under Article 317 of the Criminal Code, which concerns publicly calling for the violent overthrow of Georgia's constitutional order or the seizure of state power.