Shalva Papuashvili’s statement on Bidzina Ivanishvili’s position regarding the criminal liability of former teammates

Party meeting and Bidzina Ivanishvili's position

On October 17, a meeting of the party's political council and the majority was held at the office of "Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia", which was attended by the party's founder and honorary chairman Bidzina Ivanishvili. According to the Speaker of the Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, the political processes that have developed in the recent period were discussed at the meeting, including the issue of bringing former leaders of the team to criminal responsibility. 1TV+2

According to Papuashvili, Bidzina Ivanishvili expressed concern and disappointment regarding the fact that former officials have been brought to criminal responsibility. The Speaker of the Parliament noted that this feeling is characteristic not only of Ivanishvili, but of the members of the team as a whole. 1TV+3

The issue of pardon

Shalva Papuashvili denied the information that the issue of pardoning Irakli Gharibashvili was discussed at the meeting. According to him, pardon is the competence of the President and there was no talk about this topic at the meeting. According to Papuashvili's explanation, no specific questions were asked regarding Gharibashvili; the conversation concerned the legal responsibility of political officials in general. 1TV+3