“We strongly condemn the violence against peaceful citizens, demonstrators, journalists, and opposition figures,” US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller wrote on his X page.
“We strongly condemn the violence against Georgia’s peaceful citizens, demonstrators, journalists, and opposition figures, including Georgia’s former Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia. This is yet another example of the repressive tactics of ‘Georgian Dream,’ which will leave the country isolated,” Miller wrote.
The leader of ‘Gakharia For Georgia,’ Giorgi Gakharia, was attacked in Batumi Tuesday night at the Sheraton Hotel. Gakharia was taken to a clinic, but later left of his own accord. The doctor said he sustained a fractured nasal bone and a concussion. One of the people who participated in the physical confrontation with Gakharia is Georgian Dream MP Dimitri Samkharadze. In addition to the attack on Gakharia, a confrontation took place in the same hotel with Zviad Koridze, a representative of the non-governmental sector. Samkharadze and his entourage were involved.
Mass international condemnation has since been heard, yet Gakharia has insisted that the focus remain on the issues at hand.
“Thank you very much to all of you for supporting me. Health wise, I’m doing fine. Today, first and foremost, illegal prisoners need our support. Everything else can wait,” he wrote on social media.
