Archil Gorduladze on Nika Gvaramia’s motions: The party is trying to transfer the investigative commission to the Constitutional Court and to have investigative commissions conducted here

Entering into the details of the motion has no legal sense either, because to put it simply, the party is trying to transfer the investigative commission to the Constitutional Court and to have investigative commissions conducted here — we cannot agree in any way that the examination of any document or the questioning of persons should take place in this process, — Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Legal Issues Archil Gorduladze stated in response to the motion of one of the leaders of the “Coalition for Change,” Nika Gvaramia, at the process on the ban of opposition parties in the Constitutional Court.

According to him, Nika Gvaramia’s motion has two aims: “to stretch out and delay the court process and to discredit the court.”

“This is the issue that should be examined during the substantive consideration, that is, during our explanations, because the entire legal logic and substantiation is based on all of this. During the proceedings, when we present it, we will also have discussion on this issue. Accordingly, those issues that are at the stage of substantive consideration will be examined when we move to it and during our explanations. Proceeding from our defense strategy, we do not intend to state in advance in response to the filing of motions and in response to them.

As for this motion in general, entering into its details has no legal sense either, because to put it simply, the party is trying to transfer the investigative commission to the Constitutional Court and to have investigative commissions conducted here. I will remind you that approximately up to 70 public sessions have been held; at the same time hundreds of documents have been examined, including, as Madam Eva was saying, an analysis of the decisions of the Strasbourg Court, which is indicated in the corresponding paragraphs. At the same time, the party is requesting the details and examinations of a criminal case. It is interesting that among them, one of the issues of this investigative commission is also the ‘Rustavi 2’ case, in connection with which there exist lawful, entered-into-force decisions of the national-level court, as well as decisions of the Strasbourg Court, which it is also requesting. As for the persons, when he was speaking just now about an inquisitorial court process, you helped us in the formulation and identification of those persons who may be questioned, because he was mentioning the decisions of the Strasbourg Court; it is possible that a person may be left with the perception that the questioning of the judges of the Strasbourg Court and the prosecutors of the Hague Court may also be needed by the party.

There is no show here; we are now in the Constitutional Court; a plenary session is ongoing. Accordingly, there is an attempt, first, to stretch out and delay the court process. Second, to discredit the court. Yesterday Nika Gvaramia was calling the commission’s conclusion only and only a fabrication, which consists of the stories of the torture, confiscation of property and killing of tens of thousands of people. When he was calling this a fabrication we, of course, cannot agree in any way that the examination of any document or the questioning of persons should take place in this process. All the more so, this is a lawsuit corresponding to the documents presented by our plaintiffs, and if the court decides that the documents and evidence presented by us are insufficient, it will itself reason and, of course, will not rely on and share our position,” Gorduladze stated.

The statement of the member of the ruling party was responded to at the session itself by the leader of the Coalition for Change, Nika Gvaramia, who noted that “it was precisely the ruling party that transferred the investigative commission to the Constitutional Court.”

“You transferred the commission here — that has already happened; you transferred it and the court helped you in this. This commission has been transferred here!” Nika Gvaramia stated.