Maka Bochorishvili, the chairman of the European Integration Committee in the Georgian parliament, said that the statement by the US Helsinki Commission was needed for journalists to ask questions and set a political agenda.
According to her, she does not take seriously references to authoritarianism.
“It’s not serious when references are made to authoritarianism. If the Helsinki Commission names a country where there are many opposition TV channels, many opposition political parties and where freedom of speech is guaranteed in such a manner that people can protest for months, I will make serious comments on this statement.
These statements are necessary so that you [journalists] can come to me and ask questions, and create a policy agenda. “This statement and all discussions about Georgia ten days before the election have no function anymore,” said Bochorishvili.
In its statement, the US Helsinki Commission states that the Georgians deserve a government which respects their right of democratically electing their leaders.
According to the statement the authoritarian path of the Georgian Government endangers the democratic future of the country and its Euro-Atlantic ambitions.
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