I couldn’t betray the people’s hopes. They expected someone to lead in this great cause, stated Paata Manjgaladze, one of the leaders of “Strategy Aghmashenebeli,” in a video address recorded a few minutes before his detention.
As Manjgaladze noted, he is in the right before Georgia and history.
“I’m here, waiting. I’m not planning to flee. I couldn’t betray the people’s hopes. They expected someone to lead in this great cause. Let’s continue the fight. I’m not going to take a single step back. I am in the right before Georgia and history,” Paata Manjgaladze declared a few minutes before his detention, in a video address released by the press service.
As a reminder, the Ministry of Internal Affairs detained the leaders of the “Rustaveli Avenue” movement – Paata Burchuladze and Murtaz Zodelava – as well as Irakli Nadiradze, a member of the “National Movement,” Paata Manjgaladze, one of the leaders of “Strategy Aghmashenebeli,” and Colonel Lasha Beridze, who were members of the organizing committee for the October 4 rally.
According to the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, they are charged with “calling for the violent change of Georgia’s constitutional order or the overthrow of the state government, as well as organizing, leading, and participating in group violence.” The crimes carry a penalty of up to 9 years of imprisonment.
Paata Manjgaladze before his detention: I couldn’t betray the people’s hopes; They expected someone to lead in this great cause – let’s continue the fight
