“Lelo-Strong Georgia” asks the Public Defender to present a legal position on the issue of banning parties

"Lelo-Strong Georgia" member Giorgi Sioridze stated at a briefing that the initiative to ban parties is directed not only against opposition organizations but also against the fundamental rights of citizens and the constitutional order. According to Sioridze, the ruling party is trying to cancel the political will of a million citizens and deprive them of the right to choose. 1TV+1

Giorgi Sioridze called on the Public Defender of Georgia not to remain outside the process and to use the authority granted by law to present a legal position or conclusion. The party believes that in conditions where institutional protection mechanisms are collapsing, the ombudsman must protect human rights and assess the constitutionality of restricting political rights. 1TV+3

According to Sioridze's explanation, in the lawsuit, criticism of the government's foreign policy is presented as "state sabotage," which creates a dangerous precedent. He said that if the Constitutional Court satisfies the lawsuit, the "policy of not provoking" Russia could become a mandatory rule of the country's political life, which would threaten the Euro-Atlantic course defined by Article 78 of the Constitution. 1TV+1