2012-10-14 on October 14, 2012, Nino Vashakidze, lead specialist at the Service Department of the Commission for Recognition of Property Rights for Land Plots under the Ownership (Exploitation) of Natural Persons and Legal Persons of Private Law, at the Legal Civil Service of Tbilisi City Hall was dismissed from work. She believes that her dismissal had to do with personal messaging with journalist Shalva Ramishvili on social network. 14 According to Nino Vashakidze, in personal messaging with the journalist she expressed her opinion about the ongoing developments in the country. On October 14, 2012, head of the department Irakli Abesade convened a meeting about this matter. Following the meeting, Nino Vashakidze submitted a letter of esignation. She was convinced that they would dismiss her soon anyways and that it was risky for her to stay in the office.