Georgia Seeks to Ban Saakashvili's Party

This October, the Georgian authorities plan to file a lawsuit with the country’s Constitutional Court, requesting a ban on the opposition party "United National Movement," founded by former president Mikheil Saakashvili (2004-2013). This was announced by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili.

“We will present the relevant lawsuit to declare all parties comprising the 'National Movement' unconstitutional,” the political leader stated. The Prime Minister termed the process as democratic.

It is noteworthy that in September of this year, the Tbilisi City Court sentenced the former leader of the "United National Movement," Levan Khabeishvili, to imprisonment. On September 13, prosecutor Beka Kvitsiani announced that the Georgian Prosecutor’s Office had charged Khabeishvili with publicly calling for the overthrow of the government. According to him, since June of this year, the politician has been urging Georgian citizens via television and social media to overthrow the government, specifying a particular date and location.

Earlier, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili had stated that Saakashvili had caused significant harm to Georgia by starting a war in 2008.