INTIMIDATION/HARASSMENT BASED ON ALLEGED POLITICAL MOTIVE
2020-06-11 Civil activist Irakli Miladze announced on social media about a protest rally against Heidelberg Cement
to be held on June 11, at Parnavazi Street in the city of Kaspi. Following the announcement, he was
summoned to Kaspi Mayor’s Office, where deputy mayor Zaza Maridashvili spoke with him and asked
him not to hold the rally. He said that it would negatively affect the ruling party in the pre-election period.
This information was confirmed to ISFED’s observer by Miladze.
At the mayor’s office Miladze was told that the self-government had already started working on the
problem and they were going to sign a memorandum with the company, in order to solve the problem of
cement dust scattered by cement trucks on Parnavazi Street on a daily basis, endangering health of locals.
The protest rally was still held. After the rally Miladze reported that his Facebook accounts were blocked
for five days.