Kakha Kaladze on the case of Giorgi Davitadze: This is a routine, orchestrated process - the main tragedy is when a particular person, a prisoner, harms their own dignity by making statements of this kind

“Yes, I saw [the footage] - I saw what everyone else saw. There was no misconduct whatsoever,” Kakha Kaladze, Secretary-General of the “Georgian Dream” party, said in response to prisoner Giorgi Davitadze’s statement that he had been sexually assaulted by prison guards at a penitentiary facility.

According to him, this is a planned process.

Kaladze claims that there is freedom and democracy in Georgia today, and that human rights, dignity, freedom of speech, and freedom of expression are protected.

“This is all unserious. The time when there was complete lawlessness, injustice, and unfair treatment of citizens in the country was brought to an end together with the Georgian people in 2012. Since 2012, you cannot name a single case - let us take prisons, for example - involving inhumane treatment. You cannot present a single such case, because nothing of the kind exists or has existed. Because the main value for us is the person and their dignity. It does not matter whether that person is a prisoner or is engaged in another profession - whether they are a doctor, a businessman, or a teacher. What matters is dignity. No one should violate a person’s dignity, especially in prisons.

This is a routine, orchestrated process. If you look at how all of this began and developed, one thing is interesting: this alleged incident of attempted rape supposedly occurred in 2025. What was happening all this time? The other main tragedy here is when a particular person, a prisoner, harms their own dignity through statements of this kind.

Yes, I saw [the footage] - just as everyone else did. I saw what everyone else saw. I repeat once again: there was no misconduct whatsoever. This is the reality and the truth. Something that does not exist cannot exist, no matter how hard you try. What happened before 2012 was experienced by numerous people in their own families and among their loved ones - business racketeering or inhumane treatment in prisons. We have seen numerous videos of how prisoners were mistreated, how they were taken out, tied to vehicles, and what happened afterward. I do not want to recall all of that. It has all ended and become part of the past. Today, there is freedom and democracy in the country, and human rights, dignity, freedom of speech, and freedom of expression are protected,” Kakha Kaladze said.

For reference, the reason for the rally held by family members and supporters of a convicted prisoner outside Rustavi Prison No. 6 was a statement made by the prisoner himself, Giorgi Davitadze, during a court hearing. According to a statement made by convicted prisoner Giorgi Davitadze at the Tbilisi Court of Appeals, he accused guards at Penitentiary Institution No. 6 of rape. According to him, the incident took place in a de-escalation room, several people were involved, and he claims that “everything is visible on the cameras.”

The Special Penitentiary Service also responded to the issue, calling the allegation disinformation. According to the Penitentiary Service, “not only was there no sexual violence against Davitadze, but there was no violence of any kind.”