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LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT MEMBER’S INTERFERENCE IN THE MEETINGS OF THE OPPOSITION PARTY WITH THE VOTERS IN THE REGIONS – VARIANI VILLAGE

Date: 2012-07-10
District: Gori
Incident Category: Intimidation, Threatening, Physical attack, Hindering carrying a campaign, Misuse of administrative resources, Participation of public servants

2012-07-18 Iza Kokauri (employee of the City Council, chief specialist of the local governance body), Tako Kokauri (his son, a teacher and a member of the Election Commission) – They were shouting, and they demanded the opposition leave the village and prevented the meeting from being held....

PARTY ASSIGNMENTS TO PUBLIC OFFICIALS

Date: 2012-07-05
District: Tbilisi
Incident Category: Intimidation, Threatening, Misuse of administrative resources, Participation of public servants

2012-07-18 According to information provided by employees of some governmental agencies (Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection, Revenue Service of the city of Rustavi), their superiors are instructing them to create lists of the ruling party’s supporters. Meetings took place in the abovementioned agencies where the direct superiors gave orders to their subordinates to make up a list of at least five ruling party supporters and threatened to create problems if they fail...

LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT MEMBER’S INTERFERENCE IN THE MEETINGS OF THE OPPOSITION PARTY WITH THE VOTERS IN THE REGIONS – MERETI VILLAGE

Date: 2012-06-26
District: Gori
Incident Category: Intimidation, Threatening, Physical attack, Hindering carrying a campaign, Misuse of administrative resources, Participation of public servants

2012-07-18 Levan Bidzinashvili (Specialist at the Gori Municipality) participated in a physical confrontation and demonstrated active behavior. Vasiko Tevdorashvili (trustee of the Mereti territorial authority) argued with Irakli Alasania. Kakha Lomidze (trustee and the head of emergency department at the Governor's Office) participated in physical confrontation. Eldar Elbakidze (employee of the emergency service) participated in a physical confrontation. Other workers of the emergency serv...

THREATENING AGAINST MEVLUD SHUSHANASHVILI FOR POLITICAL REASONS

Date: 2012-06-15
District: Tianeti , Tianeti
Incident Category: Intimidation, Other intimidation, Misuse of administrative resources, Participation of public servants

2012-06-15 Mevlud Shushanashvili of Tianeti Municipality alleges that his social welfare was terminated for political reasons. On May 15, 2012, he attended a meeting held by the coalition Georgian Dream. According to the social worker, Mevlud Sushanashvili’s social welfare has been terminated temporarily until his scores are calculated....

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COLLECTING PERSONAL INFORMATION OF VOTERS IN AKHMETA

Date: 2012-06-15
District: Akhmeta , Akhmeta
Incident Category: Misuse of administrative resources, Participation of public servants

2012-06-15 On May 13, 2012, during monitoring of the door-to-door checking of the voters’ list, ISFED’s LTO witnessed one of the respondents, Tsiuri Loladze, say that she was collecting ID information of voters. Ms. Loladze responded that she had been instructed by Valeri Dedabrishvili, leader of the UNM faction of Sakrebulo....

COLLECTING PERSONAL INFORMATION OF VOTERS IN OZURGETI

Date: 2012-06-15
District: Ozurgeti , Ozurgeti
Incident Category: Misuse of administrative resources, Participation of public servants

2012-06-15 During the door-to-door checking of the voters’ list, citizens of several districts of the city of Ozurgeti informed ISFED’s long-term observer that they had been visited by employees of Gamgeoba asking whether they were going to support Mikheil Saakashvili in elections. Personal information was also collected from the voters....

COLLECTING PERSONAL INFORMATION OF VOTERS IN SIGHNAGHI

Date: 2012-05-21
District: Sighnaghi , Sighnaghi
Incident Category: Misuse of administrative resources, Participation of public servants

2012-05-21 Starting from April 20, 2012, teachers of Sighnaghi public school have been collecting personal information of voters. It is noteworthy that their activities have nothing to do with the door-to-door campaign for rechecking accuracy of voters’ lists....

PRESIDENT WELCOMED BY PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS

Date: 2012-05-01
District: Rustavi
Incident Category: Misuse of administrative resources, Participation of public servants

2012-05-01 President Saakashvili presented a plan for reconstructing Rustavi Park. Local authorities arranged a meeting where Saakashvili was welcomed mostly by public servants, teachers and school children....

SPECIAL LISTS COMPOSED BY TEACHERS AND TERRITORIAL GOVERNORS

Date: 2012-04-03
District: Telavi
Incident Category: Misuse of administrative resources, Participation of public servants

2012-04-03 School principles and kindergarten managers are assigned to list which political party supporters are their employees’ family members and relatives. Such instructions came from heads of educational resource centers and nursery school unions. Special lists are composed by the representatives of local government territorial bodies as well. They are instructed to register those socially vulnerable families who are suspected of supporting the opposition....

PRESIDENT WELCOMED MOSTLY BY PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS

Date: 2012-03-12
District: Telavi
Incident Category: Misuse of administrative resources, Participation of public servants

2012-03-12 Local authorities arranged a meeting in Telavi where the president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili was welcomed mostly by public servants, teachers and school children....

PRESIDENT WELCOMED MOSTLY BY PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS

Date: 2012-03-05
District: Akhmeta
Incident Category: Misuse of administrative resources, Participation of public servants

2012-03-05 The president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili visited a new medical center in Akhmeta. Local authorities arranged a meeting where Saakashvili was welcomed mostly by public servants, teachers, school children and kindergarten employees....

PRESIDENT WELCOMED MOSTLY BY PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS

Date: 2012-02-27
District: Khvareli
Incident Category: Misuse of administrative resources, Participation of public servants

2012-02-27 The president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili visited a new hospital on Chavchavadze str., Kvareli. Local authorities arranged a meeting so that Saakashvili was welcomed mainly by public servants, teachers, school children and kindergarten employees....

SOCIAL ADVERTISING IN THE SERVICE OF THE RULING PARTY - ”I LOVE TBILISI”

Date: 2012-02-22
District: Tbilisi
Incident Category: Misuse of administrative resources, Use of budget funds

2012-02-22 "I Love Tbilisi” do not directly advertise the activities undertaken by the current government or other public institutions, the shots and several song phrases used in the videos clearly hint at achievements that the audience links to the current administration. TI appealed to the Office for Financial Monitoring of Funding of the Parties, the Chamber of Control of Georgia and the Central Election Commission of Georgia to examine each case thoroughly and react accordingly....

SOCIAL ADVERTISING IN THE SERVICE OF THE RULING PARTY - ”WE BUILD A HOUSE”

Date: 2012-02-22
District: Tbilisi
Incident Category: Misuse of administrative resources, Use of budget funds

2012-02-22 “We Build a House” do not directly advertise the activities undertaken by the current government or other public institutions, the shots and several song phrases used in the videos clearly hint at achievements that the audience links to the current administration. TI appealed to the Office for Financial Monitoring of Funding of the Parties, the Chamber of Control of Georgia and the Central Election Commission of Georgia to examine each case thoroughly and react accordingly....

SOCIAL ADVERTISING IN THE SERVICE OF THE RULING PARTY - ”THE ROSE REVOLUTION – 8 YEARS ON”

Date: 2012-02-22
District: Tbilisi
Incident Category: Misuse of administrative resources, Use of budget funds

2012-02-22 In video showing the post-Rose Revolution achievements and reforms of the current Georgian government, portrayed through the words of the NATO Secretary General. The President of Georgia and other high officials are also shown. TI appealedto the Office for Financial Monitoring of Funding of the Parties, the Chamber of Control of Georgia and the Central Election Commission of Georgia to examine each case thoroughly and react accordingly....

SOCIAL ADVERTISING IN THE SERVICE OF THE RULING PARTY - ADVERTISING ON EDUCATION REFORM

Date: 2012-02-22
District: Tbilisi
Incident Category: Misuse of administrative resources, Use of budget funds

2012-02-22 The ad on education reform goes beyond the scope of social advertising. The video tells the audience about past reform achievements and services provided by the Government of Georgia. TI appealed to the Office for Financial Monitoring of Funding of the Parties, the Chamber of Control of Georgia and the Central Election Commission of Georgia to examine each case thoroughly and react accordingly....

SOCIAL ADVERTISING IN THE SERVICE OF THE RULING PARTY - ADVERTISING ON INCREASE OF PENSIONS

Date: 2012-02-22
District: Tbilisi
Incident Category: Misuse of administrative resources, Use of budget funds

2012-02-22 The advertising video on an increase of pensions – it mainly shows the President of Georgia, who promises to raise pensions by September 2012. And this date coincides with the pre-parliamentary election period in Georgia. TI appealedto the Office for Financial Monitoring of Funding of the Parties, the Chamber of Control of Georgia and the Central Election Commission of Georgia to examine each case thoroughly and react accordingly....