According to Kakha Kaladze, the statement made by Mikheil Saakashvili regarding Sergeant Roin Shavadze constitutes a direct admission concerning a murder—a matter that the relevant authorities should once again look into

Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze stated that Mikheil Saakashvili’s remarks concerning Sergeant Roin Shavadze amount to a direct admission regarding a murder, which warrants renewed attention from the relevant authorities.

Kaladze was commenting on a statement made by former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili during a court hearing yesterday, in which he claimed that "Roin Shavadze was a traitor to Georgia who, in 2008, provided Russian intelligence with the coordinates and positions of our troops, as well as locations in Batumi to be targeted for bombing." "This is a direct admission of what the 'bloody regime' under Saakashvili’s leadership truly was. We have heard a great deal and seen a great deal—though there is much we did not see, which might have been too heavy for the public to bear—but the vast majority of the population knows very well what that 'bloody regime'—Saakashvili’s administration—actually represented. It is unfathomable how one could treat their own people and their own country the way the 'National Movement' did—employing every conceivable dirty tactic. It was a brutal, unjust approach: plunder, the racketeering of businesses, murders, and the abduction of individuals—people who would simply vanish. We were forced to live in a truly grim reality; consequently, in 2012, the majority of the population made their choice and threw their support behind 'Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia'." "The statement we heard serves as yet another confirmation of what this bloody regime truly was," stated Kakha Kaladze.

According to him, the aforementioned statement by Saakashvili amounted to a direct admission regarding a murder.

"They are murderers—they were murderers, and they remain so. We have heard numerous accounts concerning specific cases regarding how detainees were treated. Now, we have heard a direct admission regarding a murder. This is all very grave, and I believe that investigative bodies should look into it once again," said Kakha Kaladze.