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This fact was confirmed to Iverioni by Georgian Dream‟s Akhaltsikhe and Aspindza office
representatives. According to them, George Beridze was at a neighbor‟s birthday party where
one of the activists of the National Movement was present. He was one who offered a toast
for the president.
“Nobody really liked Saakashvili at the table except the activist but everyone was afraid so
they drank this toast. But George Beridze didn‟t agree and he said that he would not toast for
a person who destroyed his country. The next day Beridze was arrested and for 2 days and 2
nights he was in the Atskuri police station.” – said to Iverioni to Georgian Dream Akhaltsike
office representatives.
Georgian Dream says that according to the information they collected, there was no physical
abuse. They did not release him until they made him drink a toast to the president five times
with different drinking vessels.
They made him drink five times because the number five is the National Movement election
number. They were laughing at Beridze” – said Georgian Dream.
George Beridze does not belong to any opposition political party and he is apolitical. He and
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10. Census of Georgian Dream‟s activists might start in Vani district. Georgian Dream‟s
member Davit Sharashenidze from Chkvishi village blames district police inspector Otar
Beltadze in his threatening.
Sharashenidze said Chkvishi district inspector Otar Beltadze warned him about expected
census and drug tests of Georgian Dream‟s activists.
“Beltadze met me in the village and said he was to census and drug-test every member of the
Georgian Dream including me. It was not warning, it was threatening,” Davit Sharashenidze
said.
Otar Beltadze works at the Vani district police department. We could not get in touch with
him because initially different person answered our phone calls and then it was turned off.
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