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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
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