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got out of the cars. They started beating and insulting us and we video-recorded it. They
were holding baseball bats. So we had to leave the area. We arrived at the Georgian Dream‟s
office but cars were moving around the office; state number of one of them was BUM 100.
People sitting in the cars were insulting us; they damaged two wheals of our car Ford Transit
GVG 304; they cut it by knife,” head of youth branch of the Georgian Dream‟s Gurjaani
office Dachi Datuashvili said. Young members of the Coalition were not injured as a result of
the incident.
On September 24, at about 12:00 pm, member of the youth branch of the Georgian Dream‟s
Gurjaani office Nika Patarkalishvili was assaulted near the resort Akhtala in Gurjaani. As a
result of the incident Nika Patarkalishvili had brain concussion. Ambulance took him to
Gujraani medical center and he is still taking medical treatment. Georgian Dream‟s
majoritarian candidate in Gurjaani Manana Berikashvili said young people, who beat
Georgian Dream‟s supporters, were either relatives of the governmental officials or public
servants. “They were Otar Imerlishvili – employee of the Gurjaani district administration
and nephew of Davit Abazashvili, head of Gurjaani district office of the Criminal Police;
Mishiko Gviniashvili (cousin of Giorgi Gviniashvili, National Movement‟s majoritarian
candidate in Gurjaani), Jemal Sepiashvili, Temur Butsashvili – specialist of the Youth Affair
Service at the district administration and Tornike Sibashvili, nephew of the acting Kakheti
regional governor Giorgi Sibashvili and son of Gocha Sibashvili, deputy head of Gurjaani
police department,” Manana Berikashvili said. Gurjaani police started investigation of the
young people‟s physical assault. Investigator questioned Manana Berikashvili and head of
Georgian Dream‟s Gurjaani office Giga Beradze; they have not questioned victimized young
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43. 28.09.2012 -Ozurgeti regional court imposed fine of 2000 lari on Tamar Malazonia in her
absense. Tamar Malazonia supports Georgian Dream. Judge Levan Nutsubidze fined
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