Intermediate Report Research of Pre-election Period - The Human ...
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On August 23Suliko Mikeladze and Irakli Shavadze-his lawyer held a briefing in Batumi<br />
<strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> the Democratic Engagement Center regarding this case.<br />
According to Mikeladze, the investigation is underway about the appeal <strong>of</strong> oppositionist<br />
members <strong>of</strong> the municipal board filed to the municipal board on August 6. <strong>The</strong>y protested<br />
the incident which occurred on Shuamtoba festival in Beshumi. <strong>The</strong> oppositionists declared<br />
in their statements that they would not attend the municipal board meetings. Vakhtang<br />
Kakhidze‟s name is among undersigned applicants (the municipal board member <strong>of</strong><br />
Christian-Democratic Movement), but his signature is not in the statement at all.<br />
Consequently, the investigation is going to identify whether the signature was falsified or<br />
not.<br />
“I evaluate this fact as the fabricated blame <strong>of</strong> government to intimidate me. Hence I appeal<br />
to the non-governmental sector to monitor ongoing investigation process,” Suliko Mikeladze<br />
said.<br />
Irakli Shavadze is Suliko Mikeladze‟s lawyer. According to Shavadze joint statement <strong>of</strong><br />
oppositionist members <strong>of</strong> the board and their signatures is not crime envisaged under Article<br />
362 <strong>of</strong> the Criminal Code <strong>of</strong> Georgia: “This statement is not an <strong>of</strong>ficial document,<br />
consequently it does not give any right to Vakhtang Kakhidze and his rights are not violated.<br />
Hence the investigation on this fact refers to the political pressure on Mikeladze”. 40<br />
20. Assault on Kists in Telavi - In the evening <strong>of</strong> September 9, strangers physically assaulted<br />
young Kists from Pankisi Valley, after the Georgian Dream‟s assembly finished in Telavi. As<br />
a result <strong>of</strong> incident, Khizir Kushanashvili, 25 and Angel Borchasvili 22, got injured.<br />
Ambulance took injured people to Telavi hospital but doctors had not finished their<br />
examination, when police <strong>of</strong>ficers arrived at hospital and took injured people to police<br />
station for questioning. “We were at the assembly; afterwards we went to a concert; boys<br />
were standing nearby; when we approached them they started quarreling and we also<br />
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