Documents 'confirming' Ivanishvili entourage's ties with Russian businesses gathered by "Droa", Elene Khoshtaria says
By Liza Mchedlidze
Monday, October 24, 2022
Elene Khoshtaria, the leader of the "Droa" movement, said that documents have been collected in connection with the request for sanctions against Bidzina Ivanishvili, in which the connection of Ivanishvili's entourage with Russian businesses is confirmed.
According to her, the material collected is based on the investigations of various organizations, which confirm that Ucha Mamatsashvili, sanctioned by Ukraine, had a shared business with the sanctioned Russian businessman Georgy Poltavchenko during the beginning of Russia's war in Ukraine.
"For example, we have Ucha Mamatsashvili, in addition to his past contacts with Osmanov [documents], during the war, he had a shared business with the sanctioned Poltavchenko, where they had a shared business through his son. He also goes to Moscow regularly," said Elene Khoshtaria.
According to Khoshtaria, they also obtained information about Iranian planes and ships that "Droa" claimed were carrying sanctioned cargo.
"This is a process in which we cooperate with international institutions in Ukraine and beyond. In this process, we want the information on which the arguments regarding sanctions are based to be transparent. We have collected documents confirming Iranian planes flying over them, as well as documents on ships coming in, and the public response to them has been unclear or unsatisfactory.
According to her, they cooperate with Ukraine and other international partners in the process of sanctioning Ivanishvili and his entourage.
"This is a process in which we cooperate with specific international institutions in Ukraine and beyond. Also, in the process, we want the information on which arguments regarding sanctions are based to be transparent. Specific documents are collected here, for example, documents confirming the overflight of Iranian planes. For example, regarding the incoming ships, the answer to which was either unclear or unsatisfactory.
For example, the direct contacts of Bidzina Ivanishvili's entourage with Russian businesses, and here are the documents. We have gathered most of the investigations, both from "Transparency International", this is a fact, and from another investigative journalist. All this is then verified by our international partners", said Elene Khoshtaria.
