Georgian PM: Saturday's protest aims to oppose constitutional order - any small surprise will be met with major surprise from us, law will be applied very strictly

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Friday said the declared goal of the opposition's protest rally scheduled for Saturday - coinciding with the local elections day - was to oppose the constitutional order and attempt to overthrow or forcibly change it.

In his remarks, Kobakhidze stressed that the law would be enforced “very strictly” against any violator.

“First and foremost, we must focus on the public statements. According to these statements, the declared goal of tomorrow’s protest rally is to oppose the constitutional order and attempt to overthrow or forcibly change it. Relevant party leaders and other individuals involved in organising this protest openly speak about this. Such public declarations are, in themselves, unconstitutional, as they imply an attempt to achieve unconstitutional objectives”, the PM said.

“Moreover, we possess extensive operational information. If they speak about surprises, any small surprise will be met with a major surprise from us. This will happen within the framework of the law, but the law will be applied to them very strictly”, Kobakhidze concluded.