“They came to the ruling party’s office, insulted and cursed, and in the end, what happened was exactly what they wanted—a provocation by these stateless individuals. Where did you see women? There were no women; there were ‘kajis’ (derogatory term) who were cursing and insulting,” said Irakli Zarkua, a deputy from “Georgian Dream,” commenting on the events that took place near the party’s election headquarters.
According to Zarkua, no one approves of what happened, but what was witnessed was “a response to provocation.”
“What we saw yesterday demonstrates what we’ve been saying recently: these stateless individuals and their sponsors have been expecting an escalation of the situation since September. For days, young people hired by these stateless individuals—men or women, it doesn’t matter—have been standing near the ruling party’s election office, hurling insults and abusive language. When 15-20 people gather on Rustaveli Avenue, does anyone interfere? They came to the ruling party’s office, insulted and cursed, and in the end, what happened was exactly what they wanted. This was a provocation by the stateless.
I call on the embassies – where is the EU Ambassador? Why haven’t you condemned this over these days? If we had done the opposite, you would probably be standing there with them. Why are you silent now? This is double standards.
No one approves of what happened, but the fact is, what we saw was a response to provocation – it’s neither good nor pretty. Based on the information I have, the relevant authorities are involved, the case is being investigated, and the truth will come to light. I call on the young people hired by these stateless individuals: avoid all this, don’t let yourselves be used. Their goal is different – to create tension and chaos before the elections. The law and the appropriate response will not be delayed,” Zarkua stated.
On the same topic, Zarkua noted that at the rally near the election headquarters, “there were no women; there were provocateur ‘kajis’ who were cursing, insulting, and swearing.”
“There was no beating – it was a specific insult. Where did you see women? There were no women; there were ‘kajis’ who were cursing and swearing. Is that what you call women’s behavior? There were no women there; there were provocateur ‘kajis’ who were cursing, insulting, and swearing. Then there was a response—naturally, the other side also has young, emotional people. The provocation was organized by radicals, and what happened was a response to that provocation,” Zarkua stated.
He further remarked that if any ambassador speaks out against their party, they will respond tenfold about “their shamelessness.”
“The embassies are silent – just like the EU and German Ambassadors. Where are you, why are you hiding, why aren’t you speaking out? Are you waiting for this scenario? Are you waiting for Georgians to fight Georgians and for tensions to rise? Then you’ll come out and say there’s a dictatorship here? You don’t deserve it… Because of your spineless politics, the European Union is crumbling, and Russia has become even stronger because you are shameless, incompetent cowards. Because of this, fair and objective societies are oppressed worldwide. If any ambassador comes out and says something against our party, we will respond tenfold about their shamelessness,” Zarkua stated.
As a reminder, there was noise and a confrontation on Melikishvili Avenue near Kakha Kaladze’s election headquarters. According to rally participants, they were physically assaulted by representatives of the youth wing of “Georgian Dream.” During the physical confrontation, more than 10 rally participants were injured, including media representatives.
Irakli Zarkua: They came to the party office, were swearing, and in the end what happened, happened – this was a provocation by people without a homeland. Where did you see women? They weren’t women; Where is the EU ambassador? Why didn’t you condemn it? And what if we had done the opposite?
