De facto Abkhazian opposition holds protests
By Tea Mariamidze
Friday, May 24
'Opposition parties' of Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia are holding protest rallies, demanding postponement of so-called presidential elections scheduled for July 21.
The de facto opposition is asking for holding the elections in autumn, on November 23, due to the deteriorated health condition of de facto opposition presidential candidate Aslan Bzhania, who was allegedly poisoned.
The 'opposition' first announced about the poisoning of Bzhania last week. The opponents of the puppet regime say that the Munich Laboratory has detected a higher rate of mercury, aluminum, also benzodiazepine and cadmium in the blood of the de facto opposition candidate.
After the puppet regime of Abkhazia rejected the demands of the protesters, the so-called opposition announced about the permanent rallies.
Aslan Bzhania was hospitalized to Sochi hospital due to a sharp deterioration of health on April 18 and was taken to Moscow on April 19.
De facto president of Abkhazia, Raul Khajimba, said that Bzhania's supporters are spreading contradictory information about his health.
In addition, two of the bodyguards of Bzhania are also undergoing treatment in the clinic with Bzhania.
So-called opposition parties and their supporter locals released a statement after Bzhania’s alleged poisoning, saying "an urgent investigation has to find out what happened."
The statement reads the results of the expertise were declared at the parliament session, which confirms the fact of poisoning.
Accordingly, the authors of the statement believe that certain political forces want to "get rid of the opposition leader and presidential candidate."
"Taking into consideration that our country is on the verge of the presidential election, all these circumstances create a tense background in the society and threaten free and democratic elections. Therefore, any doubts can question the legitimacy of the elected government. That is why the objective and proper investigation needs to be carried out, and the results should be published,” the authors of the statement said.
The registration for 'presidential elections' in occupied Abkhazia started on May 21.
Abkhazia is Georgia’s occupied region. Its capital is Sukhumi, and the region is recognized as a state by Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Nauru, and Syria.
While Georgia has no control over Abkhazia, the Georgian government and nearly all United Nations member states consider Abkhazia legally as a part of Georgia and call on Russia to reverse its recognition and take out its troops from the territory.
