Georgian intelligence services released warning of a possible conspiracy by criminal elements, the aim of which is allegedly to overthrow the government, the DPA agency reported on Tuesday, writes TASR.
The Georgian media also wrote about the warning of the secret services against possible provocations during the protests during the current week, which would could lead to casualties. This situation would allegedly it could escalate on December 14, when the election of the sixth president will take place in the parliament building Georgia. Foreign secret services are allegedly behind these “destructive and criminal activities”.
They took place in Georgia at the end of October parliamentary elections, in which the pro-Russian party Georgian Dream was declared the winner. The opposition this did not recognize the election result and called the vote rigged. The same President Salome Zurabišviliová also holds the opinion, which in this matter she also appealed to the Constitutional Court. However, he rejected the submission. A new wave of anti-government protests broke out in Georgia after Prime Minister Irakli Kobachidze announced that his government was postponing accession negotiations with the EU until 2028.
The gatherings of opponents of the government have been going on for 13 days. Several hundred people, including opposition politicians, have been detained over the past two weeks. After being released, some of the detainees reported that they had been subjected to police violence.
In the upcoming presidential elections, the head of state will be elected for the first time by the parliament together with voters delegated from the regions. The Georgian dream has a majority in the parliament. He nominated former football representative Micheil Kavelashvili as his presidential candidate.
President Zurabišvili, who supports Georgia’s accession to the EU, has declared that she wants to remain in office even after the end of her mandate, which is in the middle of December. She stated that the current parliament is illegitimate and therefore cannot elect the head of state.
