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Police Oppressing Employees of Ivanishvili’s Agricultural Business

December 12, 2011

Police is oppressing Tsilkani Agricultural Business. As the head of the business Ioseb Kavsadze stated to Mtskheta-Mtianeti Information Center, the agriculture belongs to Bidzina Ivanishvili’s company Agro Cartu. According to him, the oppression against the employees started after Ivanishvili made a statement to join politics.

“After Bidzina Ivanishvili made a statement to join politics, our employees are constantly oppressed. I do not know which law-enforcement the oppressors represent, Special Operative Department of Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) or Constitutional Security Department, but I know for sure that they are from Mtskheta-Mtianeti Regional Office of MIA.”

According to Ioseb Kavsadze, several cars are patrolling at the farm: “They brought out employees to interrogate. Homes of several employees were raided. The interrogation mainly touched our work. What is most important is that they warned everybody not to tell others about it. We were forced to intensify watch duty at the territory of the agriculture. One employee stood with the security in the territory every night along with the security.”

According to him, Bidzina Ivanishvili asked the employees of the agriculture not to intervene in the political processes.

Ltd Agro Cartu is a commercial organization producing seeds and plants oriented at the development of agriculture. Tsilkni seed agriculture of Agro Cartu covers 25 500 square meters. Agriculture works mainly on the renewal of different species of vegetables – cleaning them from viruses and working on new species. Except for 18 specialists, 35 local residents are employed in Tsilkani agriculture. They are basically involved in the process of planting, harvesting and assortment.

Mtskheta-Mtianeti Information Center contacted press service of MIA regarding the statement of the head of Tsilkani agriculture. MIA did not comment on the issue.

Mtskheta-Mtianeti Information Center

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