საინფორმაციო სააგენტო ინტერპრესნიუსი

Citizens marched from Tbilisi State University to join the protest rally ongoing in front of the Parliament.

We are ready for the Georgian people to give a worthy answer to the agents’ parties in the current year's local elections and to win gloriously, and then to prepare a very solid and fact-based constitutional lawsuit, which, in turn, should objectively become the basis for the Constitutional Court to ban the collective National Movement this year, very soon after the local elections, - the Executive Secretary of the Georgian Dream, the leader of the majority, Mamuka Mdinaradze, said at the briefing after the end of the majority session.

A march is underway from the first building of Tbilisi State University to Rustaveli Avenue.

According to Transparency International, since December 2024, according to incomplete information, about 700 public servants have been dismissed from various agencies on political grounds.

Zurab Girchi Japaridze, one of the leaders of the Coalition for Change, was questioned before a magistrate judge in the city court.

According to Tina Bokuchava, chairwoman of the National Movement, Giorgi Gakharia did not dare to tell the truth even during his “opposition” period, and the only thing he is proud of as an oppositionist is attacking the National Movement.

When you participate in a farce, you are part of the farce! - Participation in the parliament and the commission is legalization of the Dream! - Mamuka Khazaradze, the leader of For a Strong Georgia, wrote on the social network.

Nobody needed a prime minister whose ministers are led by a person who said a month ago that he was leaving politics and would never return. I did not resign because of Melia, this is out of the question, - the leader of the Gakharia for Georgia party, Giorgi Gakharia, stated at the session of the temporary investigative commission, when explaining why he left the post of prime minister.

Russia is truly ready to take steps to normalize relations with Georgia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at the briefing.

The reason for my resignation [from the post of Prime Minister] was that the person who promised the country and the team that he was leaving politics completely and forever, fully entered the process and managed the process in such a way that influenced the decision of each of you - at some point, everyone disappeared! When you received a call from Bidzina, you hid and disappeared! That is why I made the decision that I made! - this is how Giorgi Gakharia explained the decision to resign from the post of head of government on February 18, 2021, which, in turn, was related to the detention of Nika Melia.

While the mandate of this commission may not deserve it at all, I am sitting here and answering your questions, this is my political responsibility - I did not run away home, which many wanted, - this is how former Minister of Internal Affairs Giorgi Gakharia responded to the question of the Chairperson of the Temporary Investigative Commission of the Parliament, Tea Tsulukiani, about what Gakharia's political responsibility is in relation to the events that took place on June 20.

Do you remember when I told you: Why did you use these rubber bullets?! Do you remember what your answer was? – “What can I do, my Tea, I am just an economist,” – this is how the chairwoman of the commission, Tea Tsulukiani, addressed the former Minister of Internal Affairs, leader of the Gakharia for Georgia party, Giorgi Gakharia, at the session of the temporary investigative commission of the parliament.

A list of 10-12 Russian citizens was submitted to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the names of which were much more odious than Gavrilov - we categorically refused to allow these people in, but this was followed by calls, requests from the parliament - Kobakhidze took responsibility and what happened we all saw, - former Minister of Internal Affairs Giorgi Gakharia stated at the session of the temporary investigative commission of the parliament.

I have the impression that I have come to the commission of the National Movement - if you had not brought Gavrilov, had not put him in the chair, everything would have been over! - former Minister of Internal Affairs, leader of the Gakharia for Georgia party, Giorgi Gakharia, stated at the session of the temporary investigative commission of the parliament.

According to the Law on Police, all police officers had the right to use rubber bullets in a self-repelling mode - not a single police officer violated the law, - former Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia Giorgi Gakharia stated in response to relevant questions at the session of the temporary investigative commission of the parliament.

If some people abroad had the opportunity, they would even enter Georgia with tanks with the motivation of restoring democracy - sanctions are the cannons of the 21st century, - the Chairman of the Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, told journalists.

There is only one barrier to the restoration of relations between Georgia and Russia, and that is the occupation of Georgian territories by Russia. Russia can very easily remove this barrier, - the Chairman of the Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili said in response to the statement of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Mikhail Galuzin.

You, the majority, supported the position that it would have been a mistake to arrest Nika Melia in that manner and on that night, however, even then, on February 18, 2021, an invisible man apparently got involved in managing the processes and made you all change your mind - I have a well-founded and reasonable suspicion that something similar may have happened on June 20, 2019, - the former Minister of Internal Affairs and leader of the Gakharia for Georgia party, Giorgi Gakharia, stated at the session of the temporary investigative commission.

Neither I nor my deputies gave the order to use special equipment, - former Minister of Internal Affairs, leader of the Gakharia for Georgia party, Giorgi Gakharia stated at the session of the temporary investigative commission of the parliament, answering the question of the commission's chairwoman, Tea Tsulukiani, on the events of June 20.

The leader of Gakharia for Georgia, Giorgi Gakharia, states that the temporary investigative commission of the parliament should question Bidzina Ivanishvili, the Prosecutor General, the head of the State Security Service and “the one who brought Gavrilov to Georgia”, - Giorgi Gakharia stated in the parliament where he is answering questions of the temporary investigative commission in connection with the June 20 case.

Thank you for coming. It seems that you have recognized the Parliament of Georgia - this is how the Chairperson of the Temporary Investigative Commission of the Parliament, - Tea Tsulukiani, addressed the leader of the party Gakharia for Georgia, Giorgi Gakharia.

The Speaker of Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, positively assesses the decision of former Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, leader of the Gakharia for Georgia party, to attend the session of the temporary investigative commission of the parliament.

Democracy cannot be consolidated through dirty methods. Non-governmental organizations that spread hatred and incite violence cannot be considered civil society. They distort the idea of both the West and ​​democracy, - Speaker of Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili writes on social networks.

We do not consider the restoration of air traffic with Abkhazia as an issue related to the problems of our air traffic with Georgia - this is a completely independent topic, - the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Galuzin, said in an interview with Russian media.

Moscow is ready to restore diplomatic relations with Tbilisi. We are ready if the Georgian side is ready - there are no restrictions for us here, - Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Galuzin said in an interview with Russian media.