Ruling party official highlights need to investigate post-2012 events in parliamentary probe

Mamuka Mdinaradze, the Executive Secretary of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Thursday reviewed the circumstances revealed as a result of the work of the Parliament’s Temporary Investigative Commission examining alleged crimes committed by the former United National Movement Government between 2003 and 2012. In particular, Mdinaradze noted that the investigation should encompass not only the period between 2003 and 2012 but also actions taken after 2012.

In his remarks, Mdinaradze noted that the domestic opposition was constantly engaged in efforts to change the constitutional order of the country through violence, and since 2012, they had engaged in numerous anti-state actions, which required appropriate legal assessment and response.

“The work of the Temporary Investigative Commission has clearly highlighted the necessity of investigating actions taken after 2012. What the agent-driven opposition did in the past is merely a continuation of what they have been doing in recent years. Moreover, they persistently attempt to overthrow or forcibly alter Georgia’s constitutional order and oppose the constitutional order in various ways. In short, they have committed numerous anti-state actions post-2012, which demand appropriate legal assessment and response”, the ruling party official said.

Mdinaradze further explained that consultations were held with the Commission members, and a decision was made to expand its mandate to include the period from 2003 to the present day.

“We have held consultations with the Commission members, and in order to ensure that the Commission’s scope is not restricted solely to investigating pre-2012 anti-state and criminal actions, we have decided to expand its mandate. The new resolution will cover the period from 2003 to the present day”, he noted.

Mdinaradze further noted that the ongoing investigation by the Prosecutor’s Office could serve as an additional basis for filing a constitutional lawsuit aimed at exposing and banning agent-driven parties.