“The State Security Service of Georgia will not allow foreign intelligence services or their local collaborators to undermine the country’s statehood, political stability, or national interests,” said Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze in a video message.

According to Kaladze, Georgia is facing a “hybrid attack,” the purpose of which is to destabilize the country and harm its national interests.

Commenting on the BBC report that referenced the alleged use of the chemical substance “camite,” Kaladze said that, beyond this topic, the material contained additional “anti-state and false accusations.”

“The report by the British broadcaster includes other false allegations against the state. These did not become subjects of wider public debate simply because the claim about the use of the so-called ‘camite’ was particularly sensitive. Five days after the artificially triggered agitation, indisputable facts confirm that such an incident did not take place—if only because this substance does not physically exist in Georgia,” Kaladze stated.

As for the other anti-state accusations, the report formally claims that the elections were rigged, despite the absence of any facts to support this. The main election observation mission — the OSCE/ODIHR mission invited by the government — assessed the 2024 parliamentary elections as competitive and confirmed that the “Georgian Dream” was the elected government. Observers explicitly stated that political parties had the opportunity to campaign, present their visions to the public, and, most importantly, that voters had the opportunity to make a free choice.

The report also refers to alleged “physical retaliation” against protesters, even though the public witnessed the events firsthand — how aggressive, foreign-trained groups attacked law enforcement officers, set part of the Parliament building on fire, vandalized and destroyed state and private property in the city center, threw Molotov cocktails at police, and used pyrotechnics in ways that posed a threat to life,” Kaladze stated.

The mayor also criticized the report’s portrayal of Giorgi Bachiashvili as a victim of political persecution.

“In reality, Bachiashvili’s crime has been confirmed by two court instances. Two additional cases are ongoing, including one on illegally crossing the Georgian border—something he himself publicly admitted. The authors of the report showed extreme bias. They sent us questions, and we provided detailed answers, which were ultimately ignored,” Kaladze said.

He stressed that investigations regarding the alleged use of “camite” have been fully completed and that the substance “does not exist in Georgia,” closing that part of the case. However, the broader investigation into alleged assistance to a foreign organization in conducting hostile activities will continue.

“The goal of this hybrid violence is clear—to undermine Georgia’s stability and statehood, create unrest with fabricated narratives, and ultimately harm Georgia’s national interests. The State Security Service will not allow foreign special services or their local operatives to undermine the statehood of Georgia. All individuals or groups against whom sufficient evidence is collected—those who deliberately damage Georgia’s national interests, international image, and reputation—will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law,” Kaladze concluded.