In Georgia, two opposition leaders demonstratively refused to appear at the meeting of the Temporary Investigative Commission to assess the governance of the National Movement

The Temporary Investigative Commission of the Parliament of Georgia to investigate the management of the "United National Movement" appealed to the prosecutor's office in connection with the failure of the leader of the opposition coalition "Strong Georgia" and the "Lelo" party Mamuka Khazaradze to appear at the meeting at the invitation of the deputies. It should be noted that refusing to testify to the commission is a criminal offense and provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for up to a year (Article 349 of the Criminal Code).

Yesterday's meeting of the commission considered the case of the Magnat gas station chain. Its owner was businessman Dzhemal Leonidze. As reported by the media, during the rule of the National Movement, the businessman's property was subject to confiscation and arrest. After being released as a political prisoner, Leonidze accused Mamuka Khazaradze and other members of the previous government of illegally appropriating property. Khazaradze did not show up for the meeting, stating on his Facebook page that he did not want to "participate in this circus." The deputies also intend to ask questions of Khazaradze's business partner and fellow party member, Badri Japaridze. The head of the commission, Tea Tsulukiani, threatened him with a complaint to the prosecutor's office in case of his failure to appear. The oppositionist, like his colleague, also announced on social networks that he was refusing to appear before the commission, calling its activities a "slanderous show."

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