Gia Khukhashvili - The letters do not look like those written by Gharibashvili, they are part of a scheme, which I do not exclude that Ivanishvili himself is leading, the goal is to "wash out" Kobakhidze's team, which is not far off - then Rizhvadze may speak

The letters do not look like those written by Gharibashvili, this is part of some scheme. Who is leading the scheme is a separate topic, I do not exclude that Bidzina [Ivanishvili] himself is leading it, - political scientist Gia Khukhashvili stated when discussing the letters sent from prison by former Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili.

As Khukhashvili noted in the Palitranews program, the letters have a purely political nature, although, according to him, they do not discuss specific facts.

"The letters are purely political in nature, because they do not discuss facts. At the same time, he says that he does not interfere in politics, is not interested and protects his own family. For now, this is just another show. These letters do not look like those written by Gharibashvili. This is part of some scheme. Who is running this scheme is a separate topic, I do not exclude that Bidzina himself is running it. I allow this because I know Gharibashvili's capabilities. These letters are also nothing big, but if there is a plan, and this plan cannot be Gharibashvili's plan, because his intellectual capabilities do not allow for this. If there is a plan, these letters may have a certain effect, if this game is a political game of Bidzina Ivanishvili," Khukhashvili said.

According to the political expert, the purpose of the alleged plan may be to weaken and "wash out" Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and his team.

“The task is to weaken Kobakhidze’s team, to “wash it out”, it is no longer far away, because Kobakhidze himself is already sterile, and all this will be done as painlessly as possible, including so that those people who are strengthening Kobakhidze today cannot say anything. These people are probably sitting in Russia. This is the only logical theory that comes to mind,” Khukhashvili said.

According to Khukhashvili, if Gharibashvili wants to “shake up” the government, he should talk about specific facts in his letters.

“Gharibashvili is a bearer of in-depth information, if he really wants to shake the government and lead it into a real crisis, he could have provided concrete facts and not talked about assumptions - regarding Jorbenadze. He did not provide facts, he simply asked a question regarding the Jorbenadze case,” Khukhashvili said.

When asked what fate might await Irakli Kobakhidze, Khukhashvili said that the future of the Prime Minister depends on his actions.

According to him, representatives of the Georgian Dream, who are currently actively supporting Irakli Kobakhidze, should be cautious when assessing the situation.

In addition, the political expert believes that the former chairman of the Adjara government, Tornike Rizhvadze, may be next, who will be discussed after the issue of Irakli Gharibashvili is not enough.

“The task is not to arrest people. The task is to make people disappear from the map and there is no potential threat from them. Even Gharibashvili would not have been caught if he had done what he was told. It is difficult to predict in advance, everything depends on how Kobakhidze behaves. Now Mdinaradze is also under observation. The system will act accordingly.

If Jorbenadze is not enough, then Rizhvadze may speak up. Has the Rizhvadze issue been investigated? A person spoke about threats, then he attempted suicide, and in the end, the person disappeared. Whether it was murder or suicide is one thing. Even if it was suicide, the case is not closed. What led a person to commit suicide? Leading a person to commit suicide is a crime of the same gravity as his murder.

Shouldn’t we know why Jorbenadze, a religious person, committed suicide? Rizhvadze is alive and silent. Why is he silent? Gharibashvili will not be enough, Rizhvadze will speak out. The further this goes, the harder it will be to end,” Khukhashvili said.

When asked what Bidzina Ivanishvili’s silence regarding Irakli Gharibashvili’s letters indicates, Khukhashvili replies that Ivanishvili is waiting for everything to get messy so that he can “clean it up” later.

"Ivanishvili has a strategy. Why should he speak out now? The game is underway. His comment is not needed at all now. He has the ability to be strategic and patient, all this must come to a certain condition in order to sort out the mess," Khukhashvili said.

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