Chairman of Parliament Shalva Papuashvili says the term 'oligarch' in Georgia established by opposition and NGOs
By Liza Mchedlidze
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
The Chairman of the Parliament Shalva Papuashvili while discussing the de-oligarchization recommendation from the European Union, said at the session of the Bureau that the term 'oligarch' itself in Georgia was established by NGOs and the opposition.
"The term "oligarch" was introduced and established by a part of the opposition and non-governmental organizations in our country - ironically, when it came down to it, we saw that in the end the sin turned on the part of the opposition itself!" He said.
According to Papuashvili, "everyone is desperately looking for an oligarch, and the public found some oligarchs, but not at the address where the opposition was expecting".
"This is probably a textbook example of how false perceptions are formed, then how these false perceptions affect the international perceptions and reputation of the country, then how these false perceptions are turned back with recommendations and how the hands are filled - what to do, what to do with this Everything, how to get out of this situation.This is a good school example of the fact that when false perceptions are formed, in the end it does not bring good results and leads to a dilemma", said Shalva Papuashvili.
"According to our information, conclusions have been drawn up and published in relation to Ukraine. There is a signal that a conclusion is likely to come soon. If it is postponed again, we will not be able to wait for Venice's conclusion forever," added Shalva Papuashvili.
The law on "de-oligarchization", which is an exact analogue of Ukrainian law, was initiated at the session of the bureau.
If "Georgian Dream" tells the public in advance that Bidzina Ivanishvili will not be affected by the demand for de-oligarchization, i.e. she is not going to do anything for the country to get status and they have made a choice - between the European Union and Bidzina Ivanishvili, Irakli Kobakhidze, Mdinaradze and others chose Bidzina Ivanishvili., - "Lelo" party MP Salome Samadashvili told journalists.
According to her, she does not expect that "Georgian Dream" will initiate such a project of de-oligarchization that will fulfill the request of the European Union.
"Initiating such a bill, where "Georgian Dream" announces in advance, who it will affect and who it will not, will not, in my opinion, be considered as implementation of the recommendation by the European Union. It is also very important for us to evaluate this bill from the international partners and we will wait for their conclusion. When talking about de-oligarchization, what the European Union means is that the state capture ends in our country, and the state is captured by Bidzina Ivanishvili. Therefore, there is no draft law in nature that can be accepted by the majority hired by Bidzina Ivanishvili in the parliament today in order to fulfill the request of the European Union.
Salome Samadashvili said that what the European Union means in these recommendations has been explained many times, and that it means the restoration of independent institutions in the country, removal of oligarchic influence on the judiciary, executive and legislative authorities. She added that the European Union has clearly explained which factors define 'oligarch'.
If "Georgian Dream" tells the public in advance that Bidzina Ivanishvili will not be affected by the demand for de-oligarchization, then "Georgian Dream" tells the Georgian people that it is not going to do anything for the country to receive candidate status and it has made a choice between the European Union and Bidzina Ivanishvili. Irakli Kobakhidze, Mdinaradze and others choose Bidzina Ivanishvili, they should tell this in a language the Georgian people can understand." said Salome Samadashvili.
