Mikheil Saakashvili: Covert recordings never released during my reign

19:20, 12.03.2021

Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili says covert recordings of personal life never released during his reign.

Saakashvili denounces any type of secret recordings.

“These records show that they [government] are completely shaky internally. Someone from the government released it without a doubt.

The covert recordings of personal life never released under my ruling. It is a common practice for them. This is the style of oligarchic government,” Saakashvili said.

Earlier this week, the Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia has launched an investigation into the unauthorized recording of a private conversation and/or wiretapping, as well as the recording of private communication, illegal use, and dissemination of information obtained through technical means.

On the same day, based on the POG’s motion, Tbilisi City Court issued a warrant on seizing the device from TV Pirveli, which had the recordings of private conversations used in the show “Nodar Meladzis Shabati” on March 6.

The secret recordings contain a conversation between Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, the son of the Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili, Bera Ivanishvili, and the Head of the Special State Protection Service Anzor Chubinidze.

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