Law will be enforced against every violator. As many as need to be arrested will be arrested. Everyone who committed acts of violence that day, and everyone who participated in violent attempts to overthrow [the government], will be detained, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze told journalists.
According to him, justice will be carried out for every person involved in the attempted overthrow.
“The circulated information claiming that a 4-year-old child had a weapon pointed at them during an arrest is a shameful lie. People were hiding for a week; special forces were needed because they had been in hiding for so long. Of course, the involvement of special forces was necessary for the arrests. Let me remind you of our warning: we warned everyone that we had the means to identify those involved, and no one would escape accountability for participating in the attempt to overthrow the government. Everyone was warned.
Therefore, everyone must accept that justice will be enforced for each person involved in the attempt. We tried in every way to prevent these people from participating, but they became involved in the attempt to overthrow the government. They encouraged others. Accordingly, everyone should accept today that the law will be enforced against every violator. As many as need to be arrested will be arrested. Everyone who committed acts of violence that day, and everyone who participated in violent attempts to overthrow [the government], will be detained,” Kobakhidze said.
Regarding the funding of the protest organizers, Kobakhidze stated that a specific group of individuals received financing, including Levan Khabeishvili and Nodar Meladze.
“Regarding funding, a specific group of individuals was financed, for example Khabeishvili, who received 5,000 lari per month. I personally saw documentation where Khabeishvili was listed under the name Anita, and the 5,000 lari was deposited monthly. Also, Nodar Meladze was directly receiving funding. I have not personally seen the documentation for him, but I have information that he also received funding from the same group. Additionally, he received orders and still does from specific individuals,” he said.
Irakli Kobakhidze on the October 4 events: As many as need to be arrested will be arrested. Everyone who committed acts of violence or participated in violent attempts to overthrow the government will be detained
