When there is talk of having judges appointed for us in Georgia from the outside, it directly implies that the European bureaucracy fails to grasp the significance of the rule of law, democracy, and constitutionalism—which is why they come forward with such proposals; it is simply disgraceful -  Irakli Kobakhidze

"When there is talk of having judges appointed for us in Georgia from the outside, it directly implies that the European bureaucracy fails to grasp the significance of the rule of law, democracy, and constitutionalism—which is why they come forward with such proposals; it is simply disgraceful," stated Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze to journalists.

According to the head of government, when the European bureaucracy speaks of so-called "arbitrarily detained" individuals, they are actually calling for the release of people who threw Molotov cocktails and who announced and organized actions aimed at overthrowing the government. "We can see the depths to which the European bureaucracy has sunk. When there is talk of having judges appointed for us from the outside—here in Georgia—it confirms exactly what we have been saying all along: that the European bureaucracy fails to grasp the significance of the rule of law, democracy, and constitutionalism. That is why they come forward with such proposals—proposals that are, quite simply, disgraceful. When they speak of so-called 'arbitrarily detained' individuals, they are referring to people who threw Molotov cocktails, engaged in other acts of violence, announced and organized attempts to overthrow the government, or struck police officers. They should do the decent thing and list these individuals by name—provide us with a list of exactly whom they are referring to. We have requested this list repeatedly, yet they have failed to provide it. And for good reason: the list would have inevitably revealed that these individuals were people who insulted police officers, participated in severe acts of violence, plotted to overthrow the government, and threw Molotov cocktails. That is precisely why they could not provide any such list..." ...are presenting to us. All of this once again reveals the very grim face of the European bureaucracy, as it appears today,” the Prime Minister stated.

According to the head of government, the European bureaucracy is demanding the release of perpetrators of violence—a fact that suggests they themselves were behind this violence.

“There can be no justification for any of this—neither for the so-called ‘vetting’ process, which directly entails an infringement upon judicial independence, nor for the release of prisoners. How can the European bureaucracy demand the release of those who committed acts of violence? This in itself confirms what we have been asserting: that the European bureaucracy itself stood behind this violence, having financed the ‘Molotov cocktail’ campaign. Specifically, the European Endowment for Democracy (EED) funded the Molotov cocktail campaign. The EED receives direct funding from the European Union,” the Prime Minister declared.