According to the sources, the members of the Georgian Dream opposition coalition say that their parties’ bank accounts have been seized by authorities in Tbilisi and more than $60,000 in funds were diverted to the state budget.
The head of the Democratic Georgia party, Nodar Khaduri, said that such situations has risen because the government of President Mikheil Saakashvili is attempting to collect on a controversial $1.5 million fine imposed on Georgian Dream for alleged illegal campaign financing.
Note, the Democratic Georgia party is a member of the coalition.
A U.S. public relations firm representing Georgian Dream leader Bidzina Ivanishvili, has accused the Georgian government of draining the accounts of all six Georgian Dream member-parties and seizing all incoming campaign donations.
The Georgian government hasn’t yet responded to the claim.
