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Georgian Dream Gela and Vakhtang Darchiashvilis in Tsnori <strong>of</strong> Signagi district. At the<br />
moment, Nugzar Abulashvili is head <strong>of</strong> the <strong>election</strong> HQ <strong>of</strong> Levan Bezhashvili, Signagi district<br />
majoritarian candidate <strong>of</strong> the ruling party. As a result <strong>of</strong> the incident Gela Darchiashvili was<br />
injured. He was provided with medical aid at Arkimede medical center in Tsnori. “I was<br />
going to the Georgian Dream‟s <strong>of</strong>fice. Nugzar Abulashvili was standing next to the police<br />
<strong>of</strong>fice together with several people. He called me to approach him. He asked “didn‟t they<br />
[government] transfer you 5 000 lari for the operation? “ I agreed and suddenly he started<br />
insulting me. “Why are you wearing Georgian Dream‟s t-shirt then?” then he hit me.<br />
Initially they beat my brother and dragged him away; then they beat me. Nugzar personally<br />
beat me. <strong>The</strong>y pushed me down and kicked me claiming they were going to damage my liver<br />
which they had cured. <strong>The</strong>n they saw our boys approaching us, they got into the car and ran<br />
away. I did not count, they were five or six,” Gela Darchiashvili told ICK. Head <strong>of</strong> Arkimede<br />
medical center Nukri Karalashvili said Gela Darchiashvili was examined and he had light<br />
bruises on several places. He was dismissed from the clinic on the same day. MP Nugzar<br />
Abulashvili refused to comment on the incident. Neither Giorgi Botkoveli, Kakheti regional<br />
coordinator <strong>of</strong> the National Movement commented on the fact. Criminal case was launched<br />
at the Signagi district police. Law enforcement <strong>of</strong>ficers have not arrested anybody regarding<br />
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42. Six young people beaten in Gurjaani On September 23, at night, Georgian Dream‟s<br />
supporters Dachi Datuashvili, Giorgi Kakhidze, Nika Jokhadze, Vitali Khatiashvili and Giorgi<br />
Gergidze were beaten in Gurjaani. “At about 24:00 we were checking <strong>election</strong> posters <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Georgian Dream‟s majoritarian candidates in Kotekhi, a district in Gurjaani. Somebody had<br />
torn them down on the previous day. We wanted to replace the damaged posters and to find<br />
those people who had damaged posters. At that moment, white mini-bus with state number<br />
DIT-022 and two other cars approached and members <strong>of</strong> the National Movement Jemal<br />
Sepiashvili, Misho Gviniashvili, Tornike Sibashvili and others [we do not know their names]<br />
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