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“Yesterday, late in the evening, young people were walking here and they tore down the
Georgian Dream‟s posters. They destroyed them everywhere. I know they are National
Movement‟s activists; I personally know them; they had pasted the UNM‟s posters several
days before,” the witness said.
24. Petrol stations did not work in Gurjaani – On September 9, people wishing to attend the
Georgian Dream in Telavi, faced some problems; they could not purchase fuel for their cars.
Petrol stations, including Lukoil, did not work from the early morning. Operators clarified
the stations did not receive enough electricity supply. In fact the district received electricity
supply without any delay on September 9 and neither JSC Kakheti Energo Distribution
Company confirmed the information about any delays. 44
25. Attempt to interfere on rehabilitation grounds – unequal pre-election conditions in
Telavi –On September 8, on Saturday, National Movement held an assembly in Erekle Square
in Telavi. Rehabilitation works had been underway for two months in the town but before
the UNM‟s assembly they cleaned streets from construction ruins and traffic movement was
free all day long. On September 9, when Georgian Dream held assembly in the same place,
construction technique was brought back to Erekle Square and they threw construction
materials on the roads. “We are reconstructing the façade but we have stopped now. I do not
know why they stopped us; it is our job,” a driver of the truck told ICK. “The administration
ordered me to stay here. My working hours finished and but how can I go from here? We
have stuck here for 2-3 hours,” the second driver said. Gela Samkharauli, majoritarian
candidate of the Georgian Dream in Telavi, said all roads to the Telavi center were free
during the UNM‟s assembly on the previous day but rehabilitators renewed their works on
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