POSSIBLE FACTS OF POLITICAL INTIMIDATION/HARASSMENT
Date: 2020-09-08
Period: 2020 Parliamentary elections - Pre-election period
District: Zugdidi
Incident Category: Intimidation , Threatening
2020-09-30 On August 26, Lelo for Georgia majoritarian candidate in Zugdidi, Aleksandre Akhvlediani reported that a member of the party’s youth association, Berdia Pipia was pressured. According to him, Berdia Pipia was told by his employer to stop political activities or they would terminate the relationship/cooperation with him. Berdia Pipia told ISFED observer that several days ago he was hired as an intern at Credo Bank, where he was introduced to internal regulations, according to which employees may not engage in politics. He had two choices – he could either stay at Credo and continue working or leave. He protested and left the bank. He said that the state system is intimidating businesses and as a result, companies are forced to enact such policies.


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