Archil Gorduladze: For 14 years, Georgian society has tasked, requested, and expected us to provide a legal assessment of the National Movement’s bloody regime; this 14-year-long expectation and mandate will be fulfilled today during a historic proceeding
For 14 years, Georgian society has tasked, requested, and expected us to provide a legal assessment of the National Movement’s bloody regime. This 14-year-long expectation and mandate will be fulfilled today during a historic proceeding, in which the Constitutional Court faces both an obligation and a challenge: to provide a legal assessment of 22 years of the history of independent Georgia. This was stated by Archil Gorduladze, Chairman of the Parliament’s Legal Issues Committee, who is among the MPs presenting the position of Georgian Dream at the Constitutional Court today.
As Gorduladze noted, the ruling team will present all legal evidence, giving the public an opportunity to "recall, once again, the harmful acts and anti-democratic actions committed by the 'collective National Movement'."
“Between 2004 and 2012, the National Movement—along with its so-called offshoots—effectively dismantled Georgia’s state order and democratic foundations. Since 2012, and continuing to this day, they have persisted in their attempts to undermine democracy, trample upon human rights, and—by acting on external directives—facilitate the erosion of our country’s independence.
Consequently, a 14-year-long anticipation—and a task set before us—will be addressed today through a historic proceeding. In this process, the Constitutional Court faces both an obligation and a challenge: to provide a legal assessment of 22 years of independent Georgian history, specifically regarding events aimed at establishing external governance within our country. Ultimately, we will once again present all the evidence in a legal manner. The public will be able to follow the proceedings—broadcast live—and recall the harmful, anti-democratic actions committed by the National Movement and the four closely affiliated parties. These parties are either direct participants in the process or supporters of these unconstitutional actions. We fully expect the Constitutional Court to reach the only legally and logically sound decision: to legally assess these harmful activities and ban those political parties whose goal is certainly not to secure Georgia’s future. Furthermore, we anticipate that the Constitutional Court’s ruling will pave the way for democracy, effectively ending the 'occupation' of the opposition landscape by the 'collective National Movement.' This will create greater opportunities for individuals—those whose political activity is genuinely aimed at the betterment of our country—to engage in the political process," stated Archil Gorduladze.
