The News in Brief
Monday, February 27, 2023
Prepared by Messenger Staff
President Salome Zourabichvili Delivers Speech at Exhibition Remembering Soviet Occupation of Georgia
In remembrance of the day of the Soviet occupation of Georgia, an exhibition of works of young Georgian artists was opened in Orbeliani Palace.
The President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili delivered a speech and addressed the participants and visitors of the exhibition.
"This is a very difficult day, but the most important thing is to continue fighting, we must fight the occupation and all forms of enslavement in every possible way, and not with any war, any weapons. The most powerful weapon here is freedom. Our greatest power is freedom, free-thinking, and a free brain. With this, we defeat all forms of Putinism, because this is what humans were born for, what they live for.
That is why I am very happy that today we opened this door for all those people who think freely, fight freely, and think freely. This free Georgia is the Georgia that no one can ever defeat. Long live this Georgia, today, February 25!" said Zourabichvili.
Thea Tsulukiani Speaks on Saakashvili, Says She Believes He Will Stop 'Self-Harm'
The Minister of Culture and Sports Thea Tsulukiani told reporters that the family, mother, and the United National Movement party are using all their efforts to 'advocate' that Mikheil Saakashvili is not serving his sentence where he should be serving it.
According to Tsulukiani, she believes that lobbying activities cannot prevent this process of execution.
"We all know whether it's Saakashvili's family, in this case, mother, the party, or what's left of this party, they use all their efforts to spend a lot of money on the lobbying process, that is, on the advocacy process, as if Saakashvili is not serving the sentence where he should be serving. We see that, based on the law, he is serving his sentence in quite comfortable conditions. To put it mildly, for a number of the most serious crimes.
Perhaps they will continue to spend these funds in the future, maybe they will somehow achieve the release of this person, who would be an ordinary criminal if he had not committed these crimes from the position of president. Accordingly, I am in favor of the execution of the sentence.
I believe that he will stop self-harming, get used to the punishment, be healthy and well, and no lobbying activity can prevent this punishment process," said Tsulukiani.
President Salome Zourabichvili Delivers Speech at Exhibition Remembering Soviet Occupation of Georgia
The President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili delivered a speech and addressed the participants and visitors of the exhibition.
"This is a very difficult day, but the most important thing is to continue fighting, we must fight the occupation and all forms of enslavement in every possible way, and not with any war, any weapons. The most powerful weapon here is freedom. Our greatest power is freedom, free-thinking, and a free brain. With this, we defeat all forms of Putinism, because this is what humans were born for, what they live for.
That is why I am very happy that today we opened this door for all those people who think freely, fight freely, and think freely. This free Georgia is the Georgia that no one can ever defeat. Long live this Georgia, today, February 25!" said Zourabichvili.
Thea Tsulukiani Speaks on Saakashvili, Says She Believes He Will Stop 'Self-Harm'
According to Tsulukiani, she believes that lobbying activities cannot prevent this process of execution.
"We all know whether it's Saakashvili's family, in this case, mother, the party, or what's left of this party, they use all their efforts to spend a lot of money on the lobbying process, that is, on the advocacy process, as if Saakashvili is not serving the sentence where he should be serving. We see that, based on the law, he is serving his sentence in quite comfortable conditions. To put it mildly, for a number of the most serious crimes.
Perhaps they will continue to spend these funds in the future, maybe they will somehow achieve the release of this person, who would be an ordinary criminal if he had not committed these crimes from the position of president. Accordingly, I am in favor of the execution of the sentence.
I believe that he will stop self-harming, get used to the punishment, be healthy and well, and no lobbying activity can prevent this punishment process," said Tsulukiani.