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Sunday. “The purpose is to create discomfort for our supporters and hinder our assembly,” the candidate said. 45 26. Officers of the MIA and Defense Ministry video-recorded Georgian Dream‟s assembly in Telavi On September 9, officers of the MIA and Defense Ministry video-recorded the Georgian Dream‟s assembly in Telavi. The people equipped with modern video-cameras did not introduce themselves; they were recorded the faces of the people who attended the assembly. One of the cameramen Mamuka Gaganidze works at the press-center of the Defense Ministry and he received instructions directly from the acting Kakheti regional governor Giorgi Sibashvili. A lot of representatives of the info9.com worked during the assembly very actively. Reportedly this agency was created in parallel to the pro-opposition news agency Info9.ge and their representatives implement the instructions of the National Movement. 46 27. Georgian Dream‟s members were arrested in Kvareli – On September 4, Levan Khutsishvili and Zaza Rostiashvili-the members of the coalition Georgian Dream were arrested in Kvareli late at night. “I was at my friend Zaza Rostiashvili‟s place last evening; we were having dinner on his balcony. A boy insulted us from the street and we also insulted him back. He is Bacho Nikolozishvili, relative of the National Movement‟s representatives. He called police and suddenly 4 police officers rushed into the house and arrested us. Judge charged us under two articles of the Criminal Law – minor hooliganism and disobedience though we did not disobey police officers. When they entered we followed them to the police station. The sanction imposed by the judge was either 90-day administrative imprisonment or 400 lari bail; we preferred the fine and were released under the bails of 400 lari,” Levan Khutsishvili told ICK. 47 45 http://www.youtube.com/watchv=GJ3lXIEg1M0&feature=player_embedded 46 http://www.youtube.com/watchv=58fnuZpRJzI&feature=player_embedded 47 http://www.youtube.com/watchv=wuV8MlJv978&feature=player_embedded 40

28. Free Georgia‟s regional office was robbed in Telavi – On September 3, office of the Free Georgia‟s regional office was robbed in Telavi center. Regional coordinator of the political party Giorgi Mosiashvili told ICK that robbers had taken computer with complete working information in it from the office. Telavi district police is investigating the fact but they have not arrested anybody yet. 48 29. Incident in Lagodekhi an incident occurred between the members of the Georgian Dream and National Movement in Pona village in Lagodekhi district. Georgian Dream‟s members said the UNM‟s majoritarian candidate arrived at the Georgian Dream‟s assembly though the ruling party claimed this meeting was organized by them and Coalition members made problems for them. “These people, in those t-shirts, wish to return you to the past with automatic guns and old system where you will not have pensions, salaries, allowances; you are enemies, of course,” the UNM‟s majoritarian candidate Gia Gozalishvili told the Coalition members. “I will prove that you are enemies. These people, Georgian Dream is enemy of Georgia‟s independence, you must remember it. You have exceeded all boundaries,” Lagodekhi district majoritarian candidate Guram Kakalashvili said. “They learned that we had planned meeting today and they rapidly arrived here and met people. Our zone coordinators are here; they had mobilized people but we did not want to escalate the tension and left the area,” Georgian Dream‟s member Gaga Gambashidze said. 49 30. Kvareli district governor blamed in oppression Resident of Chikaani of Kvareli district Berdia Gezelishvili, who supports Coalition Georgian Dream, blames Kvareli district governor Besik Zandarashvili and attorney of the village territorial entity Temur Osiashvili in oppression. “District governor Besik Zandarashvili attacked me from the car and said why I was distributing Georgian Dream‟s booklets. I told him I had right to inform people with my opinion though it was different from his views. Several years ago, locals cut down trees in a small part of forest to use them as fire wood in winter and he reminded me of this case and 48 http://www.youtube.com/watchv=UULDowjhgY4&feature=player_embedded 49 http://www.youtube.com/watchv=MU7JE3YLZz4&feature=player_embedded 41

Sunday. “<strong>The</strong> purpose is to create discomfort for our supporters and hinder our assembly,”<br />

the candidate said. 45<br />

26. Officers <strong>of</strong> the MIA and Defense Ministry video-recorded Georgian Dream‟s assembly in<br />

Telavi On September 9, <strong>of</strong>ficers <strong>of</strong> the MIA and Defense Ministry video-recorded the<br />

Georgian Dream‟s assembly in Telavi. <strong>The</strong> people equipped with modern video-cameras did<br />

not introduce themselves; they were recorded the faces <strong>of</strong> the people who attended the<br />

assembly. One <strong>of</strong> the cameramen Mamuka Gaganidze works at the press-center <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Defense Ministry and he received instructions directly from the acting Kakheti regional<br />

governor Giorgi Sibashvili. A lot <strong>of</strong> representatives <strong>of</strong> the info9.com worked during the<br />

assembly very actively. <strong>Report</strong>edly this agency was created in parallel to the pro-opposition<br />

news agency Info9.ge and their representatives implement the instructions <strong>of</strong> the National<br />

Movement. 46<br />

27. Georgian Dream‟s members were arrested in Kvareli – On September 4, Levan<br />

Khutsishvili and Zaza Rostiashvili-the members <strong>of</strong> the coalition Georgian Dream were<br />

arrested in Kvareli late at night. “I was at my friend Zaza Rostiashvili‟s place last evening; we<br />

were having dinner on his balcony. A boy insulted us from the street and we also insulted<br />

him back. He is Bacho Nikolozishvili, relative <strong>of</strong> the National Movement‟s representatives.<br />

He called police and suddenly 4 police <strong>of</strong>ficers rushed into the house and arrested us. Judge<br />

charged us under two articles <strong>of</strong> the Criminal Law – minor hooliganism and disobedience<br />

though we did not disobey police <strong>of</strong>ficers. When they entered we followed them to the<br />

police station. <strong>The</strong> sanction imposed by the judge was either 90-day administrative<br />

imprisonment or 400 lari bail; we preferred the fine and were released under the bails <strong>of</strong> 400<br />

lari,” Levan Khutsishvili told ICK. 47<br />

45 http://www.youtube.com/watchv=GJ3lXIEg1M0&feature=player_embedded<br />

46 http://www.youtube.com/watchv=58fnuZpRJzI&feature=player_embedded<br />

47 http://www.youtube.com/watchv=wuV8MlJv978&feature=player_embedded<br />

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