Intermediate Report Research of Pre-election Period - The Human ...

According to ICK products will be given also to those families who weren‟t affected by
disaster or got minor damage.
National Movement activist that was distributing products didn‟t answer on the question of
ICK, why he was distributing products dressed in National Movement t-shirt. Gigi Likokeli
governor of Telavi territorial authority also avoided to answer this question.
Human Rights Center considers that pre-election period is official after publication relevant
legal act by president about 2012 parliamentary elections. Therefore we believe that in this
case it maybe be violation of article 164 of criminal code that is about bribery of voters also
violation of maliciously using administrative resources and using budget for pre-election
period. Human Rights Center requests from financial monitoring service of state audit and
inter-agency commission to start investigation of those facts and react adequately. 112
15. Head of Akhmeta Resource Center, Bela Marukashvili, forces public teachers to agitate in
favor of Akhmeta‟s majoritarian candidate Petre Tsiskarishvili, from National Movement; if
they do not obey, she threatens to fire them.
“School directors were called and ordered to force all teachers in our villages to work for
Petre Tsiskarishvili. We should go to districts and ask people what problems they have, who
they support, and what they want from Petre Tsiskarishvili and the government. All teachers
should give written reports to their school directors until August 15 and the directors will
give reports to Bela Marukashvili. Of course, we will have to do this work without payment.
We were told that those who refuse will not have their contracts continued from
September.” Duisi and Kvemi Alvani public school teachers told Information Centre of
Khaketi.
Head of Akhmeta education resource centre Bela Marukashvili made no comments on the
allegation.
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