INTERFERING WITH ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN AND VANDALIZING PARTY OFFICES
Date: 2016-11-17
Period: 2016 Parliamentary elections - Pre-election period
District: Kharagauli , Kharagauli
Incident Category: Intimidation, Hindering carrying a campaign
2016-08-28 On August 28, a meeting with population of Ghoreshi village was held in the hall of public meetings at the Public Service Hall. According to the head of the Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia campaign office in Kharagauli, Manana Barbakadze, the meeting was attended by Sakrebulo Chair Inga Maghradze, who is also a member of the Republican Party. She wanted to participate in debates and make a speech but other attendees objected. Representative of Gamgebeli Iuri Mchedlidze, who is also a supporter of the Republican Party, intervened in the argument. According to Manana Barbakadze, the argument grew into a verbal assault. Iuri Mchedlidze insulted her and Acting Gamgebeli Paata Gogoladze. Inga Maghradze told ISFED observer that she was denied to make a speech and participate in a debate with the Georgian Dream’s candidate, which led to a verbal confrontation. The Georgian Dream’s representative alleges that the incident was an attempt to interfere with the campaign.


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