Those, who can read this statement, are well aware that this is a supporting statement, as for the call to reinforce its efforts for further development of the judicial and prosecutorial system, it isn’t criticism, Irakli Kobakhidze, Executive Secretary of the ruling Georgian Dream Party, told reporters while commenting on the statement of the US Department of State.

Kobakhidze said this statement was translated and understood differently. He claimed that the statement does not refer to the political prosecution and the political court.

“They not just differently understood the statement of the US Department of State but also translated it differently that is an obvious sign of partiality. This statement is easy to translate and interpret. It does not refer to the political prosecution and the political court. The US calls on Georgia to reinforce its efforts to ensure that its judicial and prosecutorial system is free of political bias.

Those, who can read this statement, are well aware that this is a supporting statement, as for the call to reinforce its efforts for further development of the judicial and prosecutorial system, it isn’t criticism,” Kobakhidze said.

The US Department of State has released a statement, calling on the Georgian government to reinforce its commitment to the principles of democracy, individual liberty, and rule of law by ensuring that its judicial and prosecutorial system is free of political bias.