Georgian Parliament official accuses critics of double standards over crowd-control methods

Archil Gorduladze, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee, on Friday dismissed renewed allegations linked to the so-called “camite case” as a politically motivated attack on the country, saying that only internationally accepted crowd-control methods were used in Georgia, similar to those applied in the United States, where no claims of poisoning are made.

“Once again, a campaign that initially began with the BBC has failed. Later, the BBC was used as a source by various bureaucrats and unelected individuals to launch attacks against Georgia, with agents in Georgia presented as witnesses. A year later, they suddenly ‘remembered’ that allegedly someone had poisoned someone, which is an absolute lie and has been confirmed as such by investigative authorities”, he noted.

“An investigation was conducted by the State Security Service, and the issue has been conclusively closed. Only those methods that are used in other countries were applied in Georgia. For instance, the United States used a specific crowd-control tool just yesterday, and no one there speaks of poisoning people. This is being used solely to attack and target Georgia”, Gorduladze continued.

The so-called campaign over poisoning with “camite” has failed; however, a new campaign has been launched to revive the topic. A video address titled “The Chemical Poisoning Case” has been circulated, calling on international partners for assistance.

According to available information, further steps have already been planned, and international media are also being involved in the process.