“In a sensitive pre-election context, which has been further worsened after revelation of cases of torture in the Georgian penitentiary, use of any case pending investigation can affect proper conduct of elections. France calls once again on the Georgian authorities to spare no efforts for holding elections peacefully” French Foreign Ministry stated this concerning disclosure of the information provided to Georgia related to prison abuses. Recall the information contained a vide material of the meeting between Georgian opposition members and representatives of Georgian criminal group leaders.
As was reported, The Foreign Ministry of France stated to be surprised by Georgian authorities making the secret information public. As civil.ge reports, Georgia’s chief prosecutor, Murtaz Zodelava, announced on September 25 that based on information, provided by the French National Gendarmerie, investigation was ongoing into the alleged links of ex-state minister Giorgi Khaindrava with French-based Georgian criminal authorities, or as they are called, ‘thieves-in-law’.
Georgian Deputy Justice Minister, Tina Burjaliani, said the Georgian authorities were “surprised” by the statement of the French Foreign Ministry.
“First of all, I want to once again thank the French National Gendarmerie and all the relevant French agencies, with which we have been actively cooperating recently, for providing the information, as well as for the cooperation,” she said.
