MP Levan Machavariani: Our lawsuit is backed by facts and evidence; Q&A hearings will expose the opposition’s absolute weakness

“Legal judgment must be rendered on the crimes committed by the collective National Movement during their time in government, as well as their relentless acts of sabotage while in opposition,” ruling party MP Levan Machavariani has declared.

Machavariani, a member of the parliamentary majority, stated that the Georgian electorate has already passed political judgment on the opposition.

“Politically, they have already been judged. The Georgian people delivered their verdict by handing them heavy defeats in ten consecutive elections. However, we are duty-bound to ensure this receives a proper legal judgment as well. That is why we appealed to the Constitutional Court. We hope our lawsuit is upheld. Naturally, while this is our position, the final ruling rests with the Constitutional Court,” Machavariani stated.

“We believe facts and evidence thoroughly back our lawsuit. This week, the public will have the opportunity to observe the question-and-answer sessions and see what arguments the foreign-agent opposition can present. In truth, they have no tangible arguments to counter our lawsuit, and these hearings will expose just how completely weak they are,” he added.

“We have listened to the same absurd claims about ‘dictatorship’ and ‘Russia’ for 14 years, and our society is thoroughly exhausted by it. A foreign-aligned opposition has no place in politics. One of the main reasons we submitted this constitutional lawsuit is that it is high time to cleanse the political arena of agent-driven parties and make way for state-minded young leaders,” Machavariani concluded.