The President of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili, has been summoned to testify before the prosecutor’s office in the case of alleged election fraud in Georgia.

Source: Ekho Kavkaza (Echoul Caucazului), a Radio Liberty project, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Prosecutors opened an investigation into possible fraud in the parliamentary elections following a request from the Central Electoral Commission (CEC).

Prosecutors appear to believe there is evidence of a crime committed under s. 164 of the Criminal Code of Georgia – influencing the expression of the will of the voters and/or violating the secrecy of the vote.

They claim that “Zourabichvili may have evidence of possible fraud in the parliamentary elections” and therefore he was summoned for a hearing on October 31.

The Georgian Prosecutor’s Office promised to carry out “all the necessary investigative actions and procedure, as stated in the appeal of the CEC”, as well as “examine the facts expressed by the President of Georgia, representatives of political parties and observer missions”.

“As part of the investigation, all persons who may have information about the alleged crime will be questioned,” the public prosecutor’s office said in a statement.

The office also investigates numerous crimes committed during the pre-election period and on election day.

Background:

• Earlier, Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili accused the ruling Georgian Dream party of using Russian-style tactics and propaganda during the October 26 parliamentary elections.

• Following the parliamentary elections in Georgia, where the ruling Georgian Dream party officially won, international observers drew attention to incidents of voter pressure and intimidation.

• The opposition parties do not recognize the election results, pointing out that the Georgian Dream stole them. The opposition called for protests.

• During a protest on 28 October, opposition parties in Georgia said they did not recognize the results of the parliamentary elections held in the country on 26 October and that they were demanding new elections.

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