Interior Ministry Dismisses Opposition’s Accusations on Low Reaction to Certain Crimes
By Gvantsa Gabekhadze
Tuesday, November 27
The Georgian Interior Ministry has dismissed the accusation of the opposition that police shows zero or a low reaction to the crimes which involve the ruling party supporters.
The information about the inadequate reaction on various crimes on part of law enforcers spread by some media sources and individuals is not true – Natia Mezvrishvili, deputy Minister of Internal Affairs said.
She claimed that making similar statements in the pre-election period contributes to the “promotion of impunity syndrome and encourages violence”.
Mezvrishvili said that 21 people have already been held criminally responsible regarding the violence related to the election processes and 231 witnesses were questioned during the last 48 hours in order to verify the information supplied by different media sources and non-governmental organizations.
Mezvrishvili stated that police mobile groups were established by the order of Minister of Internal Affairs to ensure holding of elections in peaceful and safe environment throughout the country.
Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia stated he will guarantee that the November 28 election runoff will be held in a calm and peaceful environment.
“As for the pre-election campaign, I would like to call on everyone, to read the conclusions of the international observers made after the first round. All of them indicate that there was a significant decline in violence. The Ministry of Internal Affairs is doing everything and will do everything to ensure that elections are held in the peaceful, calm and democratic environment”, –Gakharia stated.
The Georgian Dream endorsed presidential candidate Salome Zourabichvili and the opposition candidate Grigol Vashadze will run in the second round.
