Irakli Cheishvili – Irakli Gharibashvili himself used to say that there was no pressure and that Georgia had no political prisoners—did the count begin with Gharibashvili? Is he the first political prisoner?! Let him name who else the political prisoners are!
Irakli Gharibashvili himself used to say that there was no pressure in Georgia and that the country had no political prisoners—was the pressure exerted only on Irakli Gharibashvili?! Well then, let him name what other political prisoners there are in Georgia! – With this statement, Georgian Dream MP Irakli Cheishvili responded to a letter sent from prison by former Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili.
According to Cheishvili, "this person has been misled and needs to understand and grasp the situation he is dealing with." This individual confessed to the crime himself; no one else was blamed. He served as Minister of Internal Affairs, Minister of Defence, and twice as Prime Minister—I hardly think it is easy to exert pressure on someone like that. Consequently, what he is saying is incorrect!
Did he only realize that we are supposedly associated with the "National Movement" after he was put in prison? Why weren't we associated with the "National Movement" when he was Prime Minister? Did it only turn out that we had come to resemble the "National Movement" once he was jailed? If Gharibashvili had made such a statement—even just after resigning—it would have been more credible7
Irakli Gharibashvili himself used to say that there was no pressure in Georgia and that the country had no political prisoners. Yet, after his own arrest, are we to believe that he is the first political prisoner and that he is the only one who has faced pressure? Let him name the other political prisoners in Georgia, then. Until now, he maintained that Georgia had no political prisoners and that no pressure was being exerted on Mikheil Saakashvili or any other inmate. He himself was Prime Minister when Saakashvili, Melia, and many others were arrested, and as I recall, he maintained that they were not political prisoners. What is happening now—has the countdown started with Gharibashvili? Is he the first political prisoner?! Did Georgian Dream begin its pressure on prisoners with Irakli Gharibashvili?! That is simply absurd!" stated Irakli Cheishvili today.
