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said I would have to pay the fine for it now. Besik Zandarashvili threatened my relative with
firing form job; he works at a ministry. Majoritarian candidate Davit Kevkhishvili was
meeting local population. After the meeting village attorney Temur Osiashvili told me not to
do anything after what they would not forgive me after the elections. Afterwards, my
neighbor Guram Gezelishvili insulted me and threatened with dragging me out of my house.
National Movement‟s members deprived his father from the status of the sought in exchange
of gaining votes for the elections,” Berdia Gezelishvili said. Witness confirmed part of his
story. “Guram Gezelishvili cursed and threatened him with killing that night,” Guliko
Kvachrelishvili, resident of Chikaani village said. Kvareli district governor Besik
Zandarashvili did not comment on the accusation.
31. Patrol police officers seized car from the Georgian Dream‟s Majoritarian Candidate in
Telavi Patrol police seized car from Gela Samkharauli, Georgian Dream‟s majoritarian
candidate in Telavi. The car incident occurred in Tbilisi in the evening of September 11. As a
result of the incident Samkharauli‟s car was slightly damaged; the parties did not have
complaints abouteach other but police took Samkharauli‟s car to the penalty lot. Gela
Samkharauli said while police officers were inspecting his documents, they said he did not
deserve even a fine but after they learned who he was, they took the car to the penalty
station. On August 10, police officers took the car of Spartak Zviadauri, brother of the
Georgian Dream‟s majoritarian candidate Zurab Zviadauri, to the Telavi penalty station for
disobedience. Before that, strangers put sand in Zurab Zviadauri‟s car in Gori penalty station
that damaged the car. It is noteworthy that patrol police massively fines activists and
supporters of the Georgian Dream for the last one month. ICK studied several cases in
Lagodekhi district and found out that fined drivers had not breached traffic laws though the
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