Today, several political groups and foreign-funded NGOs are trying to bring back the 1990s in Georgia, said Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili, assessing statements about the “peaceful overthrow” of the government.
As Papuashvili told journalists, this is the path that leads directly to “Maidan” and aims to organize chaos in the country.
“Obviously, what we are dealing with – several political groups along with a few foreign-funded NGOs have gone beyond democratic frameworks. They have openly declared that they refuse to participate in the democratic process and have taken the path of violent change of government. These groups, meaning parties and foreign-funded NGOs, have declared that they are leaving democratic frameworks and trying to obtain governmental mandate through violence. This is exactly what the statements related to overthrow are about, nothing else.
Of course, everyone who participates in this, who belittles the term so-called overthrow, or supports it or makes it salon-like by meeting them, organizing diplomatic or political meetings, is encouraging violent processes. We see this directly. Therefore, the fact is that they have no public support. We see in their behavior that the only way is to organize some provocation that could put society and the state in an extraordinary situation. This is the dangerous path that a few parties and non-governmental organizations are taking, dictated from abroad. This is the path that leads directly to ‘Maidan,’ to organizing chaos. We remember how a representative of the Swedish government called on the opposition to ‘Maidan’ last year. Our society should look at these processes exactly this way – today, several political groups and foreign-funded NGOs are trying to bring back the 1990s in Georgia,” Papuashvili stated.
Shalva Papuashvili: Several political groups and foreign-funded NGOs are trying to bring back the 1990s – whoever belittles the term so-called overthrow or makes it salon-like with meetings is encouraging violent processes
