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Wilson: Georgian Delegation's Walkout Over His Resolution Was 'Shameful'
US Congressman Joe Wilson has criticized the Georgian delegation for walking out of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly session after it passed his resolution on Georgia, calling the move shameful in a series of posts on social media.
The delegation left the hall in protest during the Assembly's plenary session in The Hague on June 8, as members voted on Wilson's resolution. "Shameful that the Georgian delegation walked out when my resolution at OSCEPA passed condemning the pro-Iranian terrorist mafia regime that has taken over Georgia," Wilson writes, adding: "Just wait till you see what we will pass next year at the Charleston meeting of OSCEPA."
He said he was grateful the Assembly adopted the resolution, calling it "an important move in support of President Trump's strong foreign policy agenda and against war criminal Putin's assault on our allies in Eastern Europe."
Members of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly also elected Wilson chairman of its Committee on Political Affairs and Security. "This gives the United States a powerful position as we continue to combat Putin's aggression," he writes, adding that he was "unanimously elected."
Wilson also said he was disappointed that a colleague had "illegitimately declared the 2027 Charleston annual session canceled," writing: "IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO DO THE RIGHT THING."
Families of Detained Protesters Demand Airtime on Georgian Public Broadcaster
Family members of people detained during the protests have addressed the Georgian Public Broadcaster's management with a set of demands, saying they have been denied the chance to speak to Georgian citizens on air.
In a statement, they say they have been "practically deprived" of airtime for over a year and a half, despite the broadcaster being funded by taxpayers and legally required to cover matters of public importance impartially. "The cases of prisoners of conscience, their legal status, the struggle of their families and the broad interest of society undoubtedly represent an issue of special public importance," they say.
They are making four demands: that today's briefing be covered by the broadcaster, that an official meeting be held with its leadership, that family members be allowed to speak live on air, and that the Board of Trustees meet with them to explain why their activities have never been covered.
"We are not asking for special treatment. We are only asking for what belongs to every citizen of Georgia, equal access to the Public Broadcaster, the opportunity to express one's own position, and the right to inform the public," the statement says.
The families said they would wait for a response outside the broadcaster's building and called on supporters to weigh in on whether they deserve airtime "after a year and a half of tireless struggle."
