Lelo’s Gegelia: Khazaradze blocked from Anaklia Port, accused of money laundering, but courts found no proof

“The fact is that the government failed to build Anaklia Port and failed to bring in an investor. They did not give Mamuka Khazaradze the opportunity and chance to build the port; they deliberately obstructed Mamuka Khazaradze,” declared Grigol Gegelia, one of the leaders of Lelo-Strong Georgia.

According to him, everyone is well aware that money laundering was used to undermine Mamuka Khazaradze, yet even in these courts, they failed to prove anything.

“There is no shifting of blame. Building or not building Anaklia Port is the government’s issue. The fact that it has not been built over so many years is not about shifting blame; it is a fact. The government failed to construct the port, failed to attract an investor, and did not grant Mamuka Khazaradze the opportunity or chance to develop the port. Everyone is well aware that, due to political interference, the Georgian Dream administration deliberately obstructed Mamuka Khazaradze from building the port. Furthermore, we recall the use of political justice in this process, notably when they pursued the so-called money laundering case, yet they achieved nothing even in those courts. Have you ever seen that, even with these courts, Georgian Dream could wrap up nothing? Even in these courts, they failed to prove money laundering, yet they still used it as a means to undermine Mamuka Khazaradze, something everyone is well aware of.

As for the current arbitration, it considers nothing of the sort. The arbitration was considering a completely different matter. This arbitration was Bob Meijer’s, not Mamuka Khazaradze’s and Badri Japaridze’s. It was a dispute brought by another person. His name is Bob Meijer, not Badri or Mamuka. But if you are interested, as far as I know, this arbitration was also considering a matter of authority,” stated Grigol Gegelia.