Parliament supported the creation of a temporary parliamentary commission to investigate the activities of government and political officials who served between 2003-2012.

The draft resolution “On the Creation of a Temporary Parliamentary Investigative Commission to Study the Activities of the 2003-2012 Regime and Its Political Officials” was put to vote at the plenary session. The commission’s creation was supported by 83 MPs, with none opposing.

According to parliamentary regulations, half of the commission members must be opposition deputies. The opposition seats will be filled by representatives of the People’s Power, who disjoined the parliamentary majority.

The commission will initially work for three months in parliament and prepare a political and legal assessment of the United National Movement’s governance period.

As Irakli Kirtskhalia, First Deputy Chairman of the Georgian Dream faction, stated during the presentation of the draft resolution, if the investigative commission cannot complete its work within the three months stipulated by regulations, its term will be extended under the same regulations, but not exceeding six months.

“We all remember well that this was one of our main pre-election promises, and at minimum, this is what the vast majority of the population expects, who once again entrusted the reins of this country to the responsible team called Georgian Dream. I am confident that each of us realizes the importance this commission’s work and its results will have for our country’s healthy development,” stated Irakli Kirtskhalia.

The ruling team states that “assessing the 2003-12 regime is crucial for preventing threats facing the country and establishing a healthy political system in Georgia.”

As Mamuka Mdinaradze, the parliamentary majority leader, stated during the presentation of this initiative, “The temporary investigative commission will summon and question officials of the regime, as well as any other person who may be culpable in crimes committed by the regime or who may possess valuable information about these crimes.”