Shalva Papuashvili: Until ALDE distances itself from “Lelo,” the ally of a terrorist, any statement by the ALDE leadership regarding Georgia should be considered as a statement by an association that protects a terrorist

Until ALDE distances itself from “Lelo,” the ally of a terrorist, any statement by the ALDE leadership regarding Georgia should be considered as a statement by an association that protects a terrorist, – this is written by the Speaker of Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, on social media, thereby responding to the ALDE statement.

According to him, ALDE has declared itself a tolerator of terrorism and a protector of a terrorist, and it can no longer escape this fact.

“To this day ALDE has not distanced itself from the decision of its member, the party ‘Lelo,’ to continue party ties and cooperation with a terrorist.

By this, ALDE itself has declared itself a tolerator of terrorism and a protector of a terrorist, and it can no longer escape this fact.

As long as ALDE does not distance itself from ‘Lelo,’ the ally of a terrorist, any statement by the ALDE leadership regarding Georgia should be considered as a statement by an association that protects a terrorist,” Papuashvili writes.

For reference, Aoife Devere, Communications Assistant of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE), writes that the ruling party “Georgian Dream” is trying to ban five opposition parties, among them the party “Lelo” – a member of ALDE (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) and part of the coalition “Strong Georgia”; according to her statement, if successful, this step could leave hundreds of thousands of voters in an uncertain political situation.