Georgian PM: opposition’s desperation may lead to provocations, all state agencies must remain vigilant

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Friday warned that the domestic radical opposition’s current weakened state may push them toward provocations, urging all state agencies, including the State Security Service, to remain particularly vigilant.

Speaking in response to a journalist’s question about the ongoing investigation into explosive substances reportedly brought into Georgia from Ukraine, Kobakhidze stressed the importance of thoroughly examining every detail of the case.

“It is already a very serious fact that a specific suspect, a figure in this case, is talking about Ukraine’s special services. Of course, this is an issue that the State Security Service should be particularly interested in, and naturally, it will be. As for the possible connection to the internal political events unfolding in our country, including this announced so-called overthrow and so on, this is also an issue that the State Security Service should be interested in”, the PM said.

The Prime Minister warned that the opposition’s current desperation created a dangerous environment where they might resort to any kind of provocation and emphasised the need for heightened vigilance across all state institutions to prevent unrest and protect national security.

“You see that the opposition is absolutely desperate and weakened, and in such times they may start thinking about any kind of provocation. Therefore, all agencies, including the State Security Service, must be particularly vigilant, and I am confident that they will follow this case to the end”, he noted.

“Any such fact must be fully investigated, and we must establish who wants to bring unrest to our country and cause harm to it. Of course, we will not allow such things, and our response will be strict”, Kobakhidze concluded.

New information has surfaced regarding the case of transporting the explosive substance hexogen from Ukraine into Georgia.

At a special briefing held by the State Security Service of Georgia, officials stated that the explosives were handed over to the driver of a truck on Ukrainian territory by Ukraine’s security services.

The investigation is examining whether there are links between this case, the upcoming October 4 elections in Georgia, and plans announced by radical groups.