Iraqi Kobakhidze, head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, accused US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan of double standards. He made such a statement in the broadcast of the TV channel. imed.
Degnan previously said that more information and due process is needed after a BBC investigation that former Georgian Defense Minister David Kezerashvili was behind an international fraud scheme to embezzle pensioners’ money in the EU.
“It turned out that Kezerashvili denied the charges and therefore it was necessary to terminate the investigation. That is, in a situation, you can watch biased Georgian media, draw conclusions and impose sanctions against judges. Enough. And in another case, that’s not enough,” said Kobakhidze.
He noted that, under Georgian legislation, it is impossible to bring an administrative lawsuit against a judge or even to issue a warning without irrefutable evidence.
formerly Kobakhidze declaration He said the United States had made serious accusations against the Georgian judiciary without any evidence. According to him, there is a “political interest” in this decision.
Kelly Degnan, US Ambassador to Georgia criticized country authorities to protect judges who come under visa sanctions. He reiterated that the United States is absolutely convinced that there are reasons for the restrictions.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken April 5 declarationWashington said it sanctioned four members of the Georgia Supreme Judicial Council, accusing them of “significant corruption”.