“Strong Georgia – Lelo”: For us, Aleko Elisashvili’s action today is unacceptable and unjustifiable – his confession proves that this was the self-sacrificial act of one individual against the regime
Shalva Papuashvili: Failure to condemn extremism hiding behind the name of Europe generates pro-European terrorism – Brussels has gone down this path so quickly that we should not expect condemnation
Salome Zurabishvili – I distance myself from any form of violence, attack, or attempt at provocation against state institutions – the actions we have been witnessing all day clearly show how much our peaceful protest troubles the regime
Guram Macharashvili on Aleko Elisashvili: This is a classic example of what kind of so-called politicians the “Global War Party” has in Georgia – they might even tell us that this, too, falls under the format of freedom of expression, and don’t be surprised
Lawyer: Injuries were inflicted on Aleko Elisashvili by bailiffs after he was already handcuffed and no longer posed a threat — as for the firearm, he had no attempt or intention to use it
Salome Zurabishvili: Society demands that the Platform of Resistance expands and not remain a monopoly of political parties that have not proven they alone can manage the situation — we are working on this and new groups may be formed
Lawyer: Aleko Elisashvili says he committed the act to express protest against an unfair court; the only thing he regrets is that he was a few seconds short of completing what he intended — he chose Saturday so that no one would get injured
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