Georgia's Vice Speaker slams EU's critical resolution as unfair and politically biased

Georgia’s First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Gia Volski, has criticized the European Parliament’s newly adopted resolution, claiming it is “not based on fair or objective information.”

Volski asserted that the European Parliament draws its conclusions from “sources they themselves created” — namely, non-governmental organizations and certain political parties involved in radicalizing the political process in Georgia.

“The EU resolution is not grounded in fair information. It is based on data from NGOs and some political parties that are part of a radicalization plan. There have been many such resolutions. If we want a fair judgment on issues like corruption or election fraud, we should turn to the OSCE/ODIHR report, which mentions nothing of the sort,” Volski said.

He emphasized that Georgia’s electronic voting system makes election fraud impossible, and referenced comments by a Polish official who had previously acknowledged the Georgian Dream party’s victory while raising vague concerns about post-election pressure.

“There was nothing beyond vague claims of bullying or pressure by groups of suspicious-looking youths hanging around so-called ‘bazaars.’ That’s all,” Volski noted.

Commenting on the case of jailed journalist Mzia Amaglobeli, Volski insisted it was not a political case but a criminal offense, stating that “any democratic society would impose a strict sentence for such an act.”

Amaglobeli, a well-known journalist and co-founder of Batumelebi and Netgazeti, has been held in pretrial detention since January after slapping Batumi’s police chief. She is charged with assaulting a police officer and could face up to seven years in prison.

The European Parliament’s resolution, adopted on June 19, demands Amaglobeli’s immediate and unconditional release, labels her arrest as “politically motivated,” and calls for the release of all “political prisoners” in Georgia. It also condemns the Georgian government’s pressure on independent media, NGOs, and opposition figures, calling on the EU to step up support for Georgia’s civil society and media freedom.