During its plenary session, Parliament overwhelmingly voted in favour of extending the mandate of the Temporary Parliamentary Investigative Commission by one month, moving the new deadline to June 5, 2025.

The Commission is tasked with examining the actions of the ruling regime from 2003 to 2012, along with the political officials, both current and former, affiliated with various political parties during that time up until the present.

Before the vote, Commission Chair Tea Tsulukiani presented an interim report summarizing the Commission’s progress. She indicated that the extension was imperative due to Parliament’s resolution on April 1, 2025, which significantly broadened the Commission’s mandate to encompass the period from 2012 to 2024.

From February 13 to April 28, 2025, the Commission convened 17 sessions and conducted interviews with 55 individuals, including 37 victims. Tsulukiani also disclosed that the Commission had provided information to the Prosecutor General’s Office regarding several individuals who failed to appear for summons: Badri Japaridze, Mamuka Khazaradze, Irakli Okruashvili, Nika Gvaramia, Zurab (Girchi) Japaridze, Giorgi Vashadze, Nikanor Melia, and Giorgi (Givi) Targamadze.

As of April 27, the Commission had received 397 applications, processing 307 of them. Among these, 99 pertained to violations of property rights, 92 related to torture or inhumane treatment, 11 were connected to the August 2008 war, and 105 encompassed a range of other issues.

According to Tsulukiani, approximately 100 extensive documents have been reviewed thus far, and a draft conclusion spanning roughly 200 pages has been prepared. She noted that one of the most significant chapters will focus on the violent nature of the regime, detailing instances of torture and killings both inside and outside of prisons.

A pivotal section of the final report will concentrate on the August 2008 war. Tsulukiani emphasized that the Commission intends to evaluate the decisions and actions taken by political officials during that period. She asserted that as of October 1, 2012, no legal documents existed to affirm the righteousness of the Georgian army and civilians in the conflict. In stark contrast, she claimed that legal documents created under the Georgian Dream government provide a foundation for the peaceful restoration of Georgia’s territorial integrity.

“We want to remind our society, especially our military, that it is our government that has defended the truth about the Georgian army and its civilians before the International Criminal Court in The Hague and the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg,” Tsulukiani stated.

She further contended that the war was initiated by high-ranking political officials without military consultation, despite there being a comprehensive military plan that included provisions for civilian evacuation and medical support. This strategy was allegedly set aside in favour of politically motivated decisions, resulting in significant civilian casualties.

In closing, Tsulukiani asserted that the ultimate aim of the Commission’s work is to ensure that those accountable for past misgovernance—and the political parties they established or lead—are excluded from future political life.

“We, the Georgian Dream, will follow this process through to completion,” she concluded.