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Election HQs of the Republic Party Raided in Kvareli

May 13, 2008

Late at night on May 10, 2008, the election HQs of Vano Lomidze, single mandate candidate from Republic Party in Kvareli District in Kakheti Region was raided in the village of Akhalsofeli.

Representatives of the Election HQ informed the Human Rights Center that flags, banners of the party were torn up; equipment in the office was intentionally damaged. Members of the Kvareli organization of the Republic Party connect the incident with the visit of the highly listed  numbers on the election list of the National Movement, the ruling party; its representatives were in  Kvareli on May 10. “Our supporters asked critical question to the leaders of the ruling party and they became irritated. After their departure, the local members of the National Movement took out revenged against us, and this action was ordered by their single mandate candidate in the district,” said Mzia Khutuashvili.

Criminal case has not been launched in this most recent yet.

Reportedly, Zaza Gelashvili, single mandate candidate of the ruling party in Kvareli district, is the former head of the Kakheti Police Department.

Gela Mtivlishvili, Kakheti

 

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