“They are planning violence on October 4. As soon as there are sufficient grounds for criminal liability, the state will, of course, take action. We will not allow anyone, including any bureaucrat in Brussels, to drag Georgia back to the 1990s,” stated Shalva Papuashvili, the Speaker of the Parliament, to journalists.
According to him, the “National Movement” is organizing and announcing the commission of various criminal acts on October 4, with the European Commission, through its spokesperson, expressing solidarity with these actions.
“Everything is clear today—they are planning violence on October 4. We saw that the European Commission’s spokesperson expressed solidarity with the violence planned by the ‘National Movement.’ This is, of course, a shocking scandal, as the European Commission’s spokesperson publicly took responsibility for the violence announced by the ‘National Movement.’ I will repeat once again, and everyone must understand, both domestically and internationally—any violence that occurs on October 4 from the ‘National Movement,’ the rally organizers, or participants will be the responsibility of the European Commission and, accordingly, the EU Embassy, which has not distanced itself from this. I tell everyone: if even a single act of violence occurs, if a single stone is thrown, not to mention so-called Molotov cocktails or other pyrotechnics, which seem to be a cornerstone of European values, those who show solidarity with the perpetrators will be held accountable. As for the state, the relevant services are calmly and professionally monitoring the situation. We have information on everything, including the various schemes they use to exploit educational institutions to train internal terrorists. Everything is under observation. All this information is known, all these connections are known. As soon as there are sufficient grounds for criminal liability, the state will, of course, take action. We will not allow anyone, including any bureaucrat in Brussels, to drag Georgia back to the 1990s. If they so superficially and coldly view the country and think they can use Georgia for their political intrigues, anyone, regardless of their position or country, will be sorely mistaken.
Regarding the plan of the ‘GDD’ [likely referring to a specific group or document] that was circulated, it shows their desperate state. I saw it myself, and it’s laughable. They didn’t even notice that the entrance gates to the Georgian Parliament have looked different for a long time and have additional reinforcements. Precisely because we have internal terrorists fed from abroad, this ultimately revealed that these are papers provided by Shaishmelashvili. As for Shaishmelashvili, when a person who wore shoulder straps flees the country and tries from abroad to bring back the 1990s and incite violence, this is the highest degree of betrayal of the country. When a civilian commits treason, that’s one thing, but when a person who wore shoulder straps betrays their homeland, it’s very good that they are where they are. They can never again be part of this society. Let them stay where they are. Those who give them airtime also clearly show their moral stance, including those who shield them.
Obstructing the exercise of voting rights is a criminal offense. Picketing public institutions is a criminal offense. Violence is a criminal offense. Throwing so-called Molotov cocktails is terrorism, and attacking the police is a criminal offense. All these are announced criminal acts. The ‘National Movement’ is organizing and announcing the commission of various criminal acts on October 4, and it is shameful that the European Commission, through its spokesperson, expresses solidarity with these announced criminal acts. We must view this as a unified plan to drag Georgia back to the 1990s. No one will be given the opportunity to commit a criminal act and go unpunished. Every day, the ‘National Movement’ and the NGOs aligned with it announce the commission of criminal acts. Either they call on their NGOs, the ‘National Movement,’ and others planning criminal acts to explain what it means to operate within legal frameworks, or when the time comes, they commit criminal acts, and the state responds—then there should be no crocodile tears from them, from certain ambassadors, or from foreign politicians,” Papuashvili stated.
Shalva Papuashvili on October 4: The ‘National Movement’ and NGOs are announcing criminal acts—when the time comes and the state responds, there should be no crocodile tears from ambassadors or foreign politicians
