The coalition Lelo – Strong Georgia is releasing an audio recording, which, according to them, confirms the pressure, violence, threats and bribing of the coalition’s majoritarian candidates, “because of which he withdrew his candidacy.”
As the joint mayoral candidate of Lelo – Strong Georgia and the Gakharia for Georgia, Irakli Kupradze, noted at the briefing today, the pressure on the majoritarian candidate of Lelo – Strong Georgia in Kizilajlo was carried out with the involvement of the State Security Service and local police officers.
“It has already been confirmed by the relevant recording that the members of the coalition Lelo – Strong Georgia, majoritarian and mayoral candidates, and our local leaders are being subjected to violent pressure and attacks by the anti-Georgian Dream, Ivanishvili, Kakha Kaladze and the State Security Service. All this is yet another proof that the Georgian Dream is afraid of us, afraid of our participation. Otherwise, there is no reason why they need pressure and violence, especially in the regions, against our members and candidates. We have a record that confirms that one of the majoritarian candidates withdrew his candidacy in parallel with pressure, violence, threats and bribery attempts. He names businesses related to the Georgian Dream, the so-called black world, with whom the Georgian Dream cooperates. He states that with the involvement of the State Security Service and local police officers, pressure was exerted on him to withdraw his candidacy, by using specific threats, violence and bribery attempts. Kakha Kaladze is both a candidate for Tbilisi mayor and the Secretary General of the Georgian Dream. According to the charter of his own party, he is responsible for daily, everyday, important political decisions and steps. He is responsible for the bribery and violence that is taking place throughout Georgia. He is responsible for the violence, threats, the involvement of the so-called black world, criminals in the fight against our candidates. Of course, all this will be investigated and he will be held accountable legally and politically,” Irakli Kupradze said.
For information, the majoritarian candidates of Lelo – Strong Georgia in Kulari, Pirveli Kesalo, Kizilajlo and Zestaponi withdrew their candidacies in favor of the Georgian Dream. In addition, Lelo’s Bolnisi mayoral candidate, Asaf Chiragov, also withdrew his candidacy.
Irakli Kupradze: It has been confirmed by the relevant record that violent pressure is being exerted on the members of the Lelo – Strong Georgia coalition, majoritarian and mayoral candidates, and our local leaders
