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"[Giorgi Gakharia], as a responsible person, should have used the Security Council — we cannot rely on fortune-telling or guesswork. When you see that a decision could lead to greater danger, you must think it through," said former Defense Minister Levan Izoria to the media after being questioned by the Prosecutor’s Office regarding the so-called Chorchana episode.

Zviad Tsetskhladze is being accused of allegedly calling on someone to do something and engaging in certain verbal actions.

“Georgia’s financial sector is in good condition,” states a report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

“When you went to Tornike Goshadze’s house, why was it necessary to wear a GWP uniform instead of a police uniform?” asked Nina Lominadze, the lawyer of Tornike Goshadze, who is detained on charges of participating in group violence, addressing investigator Levan Abesadze.

“At the court hearings of detained protesters, we saw that there was not only a lack of sufficient evidence in their cases but no evidence at all! The court hearings were closed under the pretext of maintaining order, but in reality, ‘Georgian Dream’ wants to ensure that society does not have access to accurate information, so it can easily deceive the public, feed it propaganda, and create a false reality akin to those found in George Orwell’s novels!” said lawyer Nika Simonishvili, commenting on the court proceedings of individuals detained during protest rallies.

“Why didn’t you order a voice analysis, why am I in prison?” asked Vepkhia Kasradze, detained on charges of organizing group violence, addressing investigator Levan Abesadze.

“Contractor organizations of the EU Embassy attacked the Georgian Patriarchate yesterday. Either Herczynski will distance himself from this, or it will be considered a personal attack by Herczynski on the Church,” wrote the Speaker of the Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, on social media.

“For an entire hour in the doctor’s office, I relentlessly belittled, mocked, and labeled as ignorant and uneducated everyone who considered 16 years of one-party rule and dictatorship normal and loved the oligarch Bidzina. The doctor punished me by not giving me medicine, but when I looked at his face, he seemed more like the one punished,” wrote Rezo Kiknadze in a letter from prison, where he is currently detained following his arrest during protests near the Parliament.

“We must ask what Europe could have done differently regarding Georgia,” writes former Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis in his article titled “The End of the Enlargement Dream?”

In connection with the Chorchana episode, former Georgian Defense Minister Levan Izoria attended questioning at the General Prosecutor’s Office.

“In conditions of suppressed justice and democracy, some politicians have decided to try to wrest Tbilisi from Ivanishvili in the local elections, failing to realize they are entering a dirty, already lost game. They also don’t comprehend that they lack both the resources and the capability to do so,” said opposition politician Armaz Akhvediani on PalitraNews’ program “Daily Newsroom,” commenting on the participation of two parties—“Lelo/Strong Georgia” and “Gakharia for Georgia”—in the local government elections.

Vepkhia Kasradze and Vasil Kadzelashvili were discussing specific criminal acts during the rally, specifically how to damage the property of a public official, Kaladze, and his family members, stated investigator Levan Basiladze during a court hearing where he was questioned as a witness.

“Anyone who participates in the elections will become a systemic opposition that helps the dictatorial force, in the form of Ivanishvili’s gang, simulate democratic processes. This weakens the resistance, which is the main obstacle to the regime, causing internal conflicts and instability, as well as international pressure—the only way to fight such regimes,” said Irakli Pavlenishvili, Deputy Secretary General of the United National Movement, commenting on the participation of opposition parties in the local government elections.

To ensure urban order in the capital, the Municipal Inspection has launched a new project called Moto-Inspection, announced Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze during today’s municipal government meeting.

“The reaction of foreigners to the Ukrainian government’s intention to change the powers of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) clearly shows what we are actually dealing with,” wrote the Speaker of the Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, on social media, responding to Ukrainian media reports about protest rallies against a draft law concerning the Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office in Ukraine.

“The essence of Goebbels-style propaganda: accuse someone of anything you want, the key is to have the accusation repeated multiple times by the network of agents—the word ‘Russian’ has become the hallmark of this network. If their masters forbid them from saying it, they lose their function,” wrote Mamuka Mdinaradze, the leader of the parliamentary majority, on Facebook, sharing archival recordings of statements by opposition figures and some European politicians who label the “Georgian Dream” government as pro-Russian.

Employees of the General Inspection of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as a result of operational and investigative actions, detained an inspector from the Aviation Security Department of the Protection Police on charges of theft, based on a judge’s order.

Global superstar Justin Timberlake will perform a concert in Georgia, Tbilisi. This information was announced by Black Sea Arena.

“There is an attempt to use the issue of visa-free travel as a tool for political pressure on Georgia, with the ultimate goal of changing the government,” said Shalva Papuashvili, the Speaker of the Parliament.