At today’s Parliamentary Bureau meeting, the Georgian Dream party formally registered an initiative to create a temporary investigative commission, which will scrutinize the activities of the 2003-2012 regime and its officials.

According to Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili, the draft resolution “On Creating a Temporary Investigative Commission of the Parliament of Georgia to Examine the Activities of the 2003-2012 Regime and its Political Officials” will feature prominently on the agenda of the forthcoming plenary session, where it will undergo discussion.

The proposed commission will conduct in-depth evaluations of the United National Movement’s rule, encompassing both political and legal analyses of the period in question.

According to the Georgian Dream party, an assessment of the 2003-2012 regime is of vital importance in preventing potential threats to the nation and fostering a stable political system in Georgia.

At a press briefing on January 9 of this year, parliamentary majority leader Mamuka Mdinaradze stated, “The temporary investigative commission will compel officials of the regime to testify and answer questions regarding their actions, as well as interrogate any person who might be implicated in crimes perpetrated by the regime or who may possess valuable information about these crimes.” Notably, Mdinaradze clarified that military commanders and soldiers would not be subject to investigation in connection with the 2008 war.

Pursuant to the plan, the temporary investigative commission will function within the legislative body for a period of six months, culminating in the publication of relevant conclusions and recommendations.