Lawsuit to ban Collective United National Movement to follow parliamentary inquiry, says Parliament official

Levan Machavariani, an MP from the ruling Georgian Dream party and Deputy Chair of the parliamentary faction of the ruling party, on Friday said a lawsuit would be filed with the Constitutional Court to declare the United National Movement and its satellite parties “unconstitutional” once the parliamentary investigative commission completes its work.

In his remarks, Machavariani emphasised that the investigative commission’s findings would be sent to the Prosecutor’s Office and other relevant agencies, ensuring that those responsible face legal consequences.

“They cannot escape responsibility. As soon as the investigative commission completes its work, it will send its recommendations, based on evidence and facts, to the Prosecutor’s Office and relevant agencies for action. Additionally, we will immediately file a lawsuit with the Constitutional Court to have the collective United National Movement declared unconstitutional”, Machavariani said.

Mamuka Mdinaradze, the Executive Secretary of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Thursday said the findings of the Parliament’s Temporary Investigative Commission examining alleged crimes committed by the former United National Movement Government between 2003 and 2012 would provide a solid legal basis to appeal to the Constitutional Court for declaring the opposition United National Movement party and its satellite parties “unconstitutional”.

In his remarks, Mdinaradze reaffirmed that this initiative was part of the ruling party’s pre-election commitments.

“It is already clear that the findings of the Investigative Commission will give us a solid basis to appeal to the Constitutional Court regarding the declaration of the United National Movement and its satellite parties as unconstitutional”, the ruling party official said.