The arrest of Levan Khabeishvili once again indicates that fear is the main factor that drives Bidzina Ivanishvili’s decisions, Irakli Kupradze, the joint mayoral candidate of Lelo-Strong Georgia and Gakharia for Georgia, said in response to the arrest of Levan Khabeishvili, the chairman of the political council of the United National Movement.
According to Irakli Kupradze, Levan Khabeishvili is “another political prisoner of Bidzina Ivanishvili and the Russian regime.”
“The arrest of Levan Khabeishvili once again indicates that fear is the main factor that drives Bidzina Ivanishvili when making decisions. I express my full solidarity with Levan Khabeishvili, he is another political prisoner of Bidzina Ivanishvili and the Russian regime.
We will continue the fight on all fronts, including the protest field, including the elections, and we will definitely be able to defeat Bidzina Ivanishvili in front of the Georgian people,” said Irakli Kupradze.
For information, the State Security Service has arrested one of the leaders of the National Movement, Levan Khabeishvili, on the charge of publicly promising bribes to officials. The investigation is underway under Part 2 of Article 339 of the Criminal Code and provides for a sentence of 4 to 7 years in prison.
Along with Khabeishvili, politician Murtaz Zodelava was also arrested. According to the State Security Service, he attempted to escape, physically resisting the Anti-Corruption Agency’s officers and abusing one of them.
Irakli Kupradze: Levan Khabeishvili’s arrest once again indicates that fear is the main factor by which Ivanishvili makes decisions – Khabeishvili is another political prisoner of the Russian regime
