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avoid meeting Georgian Dream‟s representatives and keep silence or she might lose a job. I did not agitate there. I have told you what I said during the meeting. Entire village is scared. In fact, we cannot say a word. Several days ago, a postman told me he is invited to the district administration to meet Zurab Otiashvili; the postman said they asked him who I support (Zurab Otiashvili is head of Dusheti District Election HQ of the National Movement). I have been teaching at the primary school for 47 years. Although we already started working at school, new labor contracts were not signed with us yet,” Izo Khutsishvili said. 52 34. Mother of the TV-9‟s journalist fired from job Esma Alaverdashvili, mother of TV- Company TV9‟s journalist Thea Alaverdashvili was fired from job. Esma Alaverdashvili was director of Gurjaani Art School. According to official document, reorganization in the Art School was implemented based on the Gurjaani municipal board‟s resolution # 57 issued on September 7, 2012. The district municipal board annulled registration of the Art School and subordinated it to the Union of Music Schools. The decree does not indicate why it was necessary to annul its registration. On September 7, Gurjaani municipal board fired Esma Alaverdashvili based on the resolution # 59. Acting chairman of the municipal board Aleksandre Sirbilashvili signed the resolutions. From August 17, 2012 chairman of the municipal board Zakaria Iaganashvili has been on holiday and he is head of Giorgi Gviniashvili‟s election HQ, UNM‟s majoritarian candidate in Gurjaani. Esma Alaverdashvili said she was fired because her daughter Thea Alaverdashvili works for TV9. “Nine people were working in the art school. Besides being a director, I worked as a teacher too. They fired only me as a result of reorganization,” Esma Alaverdashvili told ICK. Her monthly salary was 230 lari at the art school and her labor contract was due to expire at the end of December 2012. It is noteworthy that Esma Alaverdashvili was on holiday since July 25 and 52 http://www.humanrights.ge/index.php?a=main&pid=15571&lang=geo 44

on July 29 she was called back and warned about planned reorganization and possible resignation. 53 35. On September 16-17 strangers shot four times near Irakli Garibashvili‟s house in Dedoplistskaro, who is member of the Georgian Dream. Irakli Garibashvili‟s parents gave police officers the state numbers of the cars from where gunshots were made. However, law enforcement officers have not arrested anybody yet. “On September 16, at 10:00 pm I heard four gun-shots; I immediately went outside and saw a car which drove towards the town. I saw the young man sitting next to the driver. The car was green with state number LEL 188. We called police; they arrived, searched the territory but could not find bullet cartridges. I made explanation statement; my neighbor Mikheil Bakhutashvili also confirmed that he had heard gun-shots but had not looked out. Next day, at 4:50 I again heard four gun-shots and went outside immediately; it was yellow mini-bus with white roof; it was new vehicle and was moving too fast; I could not detect the state number,” Irakli Garibashvili‟s mother Marina Koranashvili told ICK. Tariel garibashvili was attorney of Tsiteltskaro village territorial entity in Dedoplistskaro district administration; however he was fired after Bidzina Ivanishvili joined politics. Currently he supports Georgian Dream. 54 36. Chairman of the PEC N 2 in Kazbegi resigned -On September 3, ICMM reported that chairpersons of the PEC # 1 in Stepantsminda and PEC # 4 in Akhaltsikhe village, Stepandtsminda district Givi Khutsishvili and Nona Gujaraidze resigned based on their resignation letters. The reason of their resignation was health problems. “After being elected as a chair of Stepandtsminda PEC #1 my health conditions worsened. I have to take medical treatment and will not be able to appear at the commission every day; busy working schedule will not be good for my health either. So I decided to resign,” Givi Khutsishvili said. Nona Gujaraidze, chairwoman of the PEC # 4 in Akhaltsikhe village also named health problems as a reason of her resignation. Givi Khutsishvili and Nona Gujaraidze were elected 53 http://www.ick.ge/ka/articles/12523‐1‐n‐6.html 54 http://www.ick.ge/ka/articles/12523‐1‐n‐6.html 45

avoid meeting Georgian Dream‟s representatives and keep silence or she might lose a job. I<br />

did not agitate there. I have told you what I said during the meeting. Entire village is scared.<br />

In fact, we cannot say a word. Several days ago, a postman told me he is invited to the district<br />

administration to meet Zurab Otiashvili; the postman said they asked him who I support<br />

(Zurab Otiashvili is head <strong>of</strong> Dusheti District Election HQ <strong>of</strong> the National Movement). I have<br />

been teaching at the primary school for 47 years. Although we already started working at<br />

school, new labor contracts were not signed with us yet,” Izo Khutsishvili said. 52<br />

34. Mother <strong>of</strong> the TV-9‟s journalist fired from job Esma Alaverdashvili, mother <strong>of</strong> TV-<br />

Company TV9‟s journalist <strong>The</strong>a Alaverdashvili was fired from job. Esma Alaverdashvili was<br />

director <strong>of</strong> Gurjaani Art School. According to <strong>of</strong>ficial document, reorganization in the Art<br />

School was implemented based on the Gurjaani municipal board‟s resolution # 57 issued on<br />

September 7, 2012. <strong>The</strong> district municipal board annulled registration <strong>of</strong> the Art School and<br />

subordinated it to the Union <strong>of</strong> Music Schools. <strong>The</strong> decree does not indicate why it was<br />

necessary to annul its registration. On September 7, Gurjaani municipal board fired Esma<br />

Alaverdashvili based on the resolution # 59. Acting chairman <strong>of</strong> the municipal board<br />

Aleksandre Sirbilashvili signed the resolutions. From August 17, 2012 chairman <strong>of</strong> the<br />

municipal board Zakaria Iaganashvili has been on holiday and he is head <strong>of</strong> Giorgi<br />

Gviniashvili‟s <strong>election</strong> HQ, UNM‟s majoritarian candidate in Gurjaani. Esma Alaverdashvili<br />

said she was fired because her daughter <strong>The</strong>a Alaverdashvili works for TV9. “Nine people<br />

were working in the art school. Besides being a director, I worked as a teacher too. <strong>The</strong>y<br />

fired only me as a result <strong>of</strong> reorganization,” Esma Alaverdashvili told ICK. Her monthly<br />

salary was 230 lari at the art school and her labor contract was due to expire at the end <strong>of</strong><br />

December 2012. It is noteworthy that Esma Alaverdashvili was on holiday since July 25 and<br />

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