Members of U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs send letter to Georgian PM over Transparency Law

22:50, 13.05.2024

Representatives Gregory W. Meeks and Michael McCaul, Ranking Member and Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, along with William Keating and Thomas Kean, Jr., Ranking Member and Chairman of the Europe Subcommittee, led a letter to Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze condemning the draft law on Transparency of Foreign Influence.

In this letter, a bipartisan group of 25 colleagues, including Co-Chairs of the Congressional Georgia Caucus Austin Scott and Gerry Connolly joined them, saying “the bill would empower the Georgian government to harass, stigmatize, and impose fines on Georgian civil society organizations and independent media outlets, including those which have received support from the United States and European partners.”

Click here for the full letter.

By - Marika Kartozia

Politics

Georgian PM

Transparency of Foreign Influence

U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs