Georgian Dream Continues to Boycott Parliamentary Vote on Court Investigation for Third Day in 'Solidarity' with Sanctioned Judges
By Liza Mchedlidze
Friday, April 21, 2023
Due to a lack of quorum, the voting on the issue of creating a temporary investigative commission regarding the court could not take place on April 20, marking the third day in a row. The parliamentary majority did not register again. The management team noted that they support the independence of the court and express solidarity with Georgian judges.
Tina Bokuchava, a member of the "United National Movement," stated that the authorities are coordinating the covering of the hands of the judges, which not only sabotages the parliament, leaving it dysfunctional but also sabotages the European choice of the country.
Bokuchava explained that "the institutional and functional significance of the parliament was taken away by the frightened majority, which for the third day is avoiding parliamentary processes and does not participate in the registration."
"Parliament is paralyzed for the third day. Not only the issue of the commission but also the voting of all other laws cannot be held because the frightened majority must cover the judicial clan, which was sanctioned by the USA in the form of the impeachment of four judges. This already reveals what the commission wanted to establish," added Tina Bokuchava.
Mamuka Mdinaradze, chairman of the "Georgian Dream" faction, said that they spent three days with the opposition in the parliament and forced them to be in the parliament session hall and participate in the work process. He also stated that they will not hinder the activities of the Parliament.
According to Mamuka Mdinaradze, the Georgian Dream will not obstruct the activities of the parliament, and voting issues will be resolved in time. They will go through the topics, and he guarantees that there will be no problems with the activities of the parliament. He also suggested that they should read the regulations to find something there, so they won't have to do fortune-telling.
