Parliament Vice Speaker highlights significance of Commission Report on United National Movement’s actions

Thea Tsulukiani, the Vice Speaker of the Georgian Parliament and Chair of the Parliament’s Temporary Investigative Commission examining crimes committed by the former United National Movement Government between 2003 and 2012, on Monday said that the Commission’s findings were important, as the document compiles all the facts and actions carried out by the United National Movement, Mikheil Saakashvili, and other individuals from November 2003 up to the present day.

In her remarks, Tsulukiani emphasised that it was a document, which would make the situation in Georgia clear to persons of any age, as the conclusion presents facts rather than just the Commission’s assessments.

“This is the document that anyone, regardless of age - and I sincerely hope young people will read it - will see what was happening in our country, what the facts were, not just the opinions of individual members or the Commission itself. Here, I would say, chronologically, are the relevant facts and information of our recent history compiled into one document, and that alone is what gives this document its value”, the official noted.

“I also hope that this document will be useful to the relevant investigative bodies for gathering additional information in various directions, as well as to the appropriate courts and non-governmental organisations tasked with conducting genuine analysis and research, using it in the interest of their homeland and state. Such NGOs, which do exist and need strengthening, will also find this material valuable”, Tsulukiani said.

The agenda for today’s meeting of the Commission includes a discussion and approval of the draft conclusion.