Ukrainian MP Arakhamia doesn’t have brother, not connected with fraudulent call-centre scheme – Khatia Dekanoidze

Ukrainian MP David Arakhamia has no siblings and is not connected with the recently found call center in Tbilisi, allegedly related to a large-scale scheme defrauding European citizens through offering investment opportunities, Khatia Dekanoidze, an MP and the former member of the United National Movement opposition party said on Monday. 

 

The lawmaker’s comment came following the latest reports by domestic TV channels mainly affiliated with the government that alleged Georgian opposition lawmaker Giorgi Vashadze and Arakhamia were connected with the scheme. 

 

Dekanoidze claimed the Georgian government was “afraid” of setting up a parliamentary investigation commission over the fraudulent scheme to remove question marks. 

 

The Georgian Dream government is accusing the opposition of backing the call-center scheme, especially after the latest report by BBC in April that named David Kezerashvili, the former UNM defense minister, a “central figure” of the scheme, with Kezerashvili rejecting the allegations and announcing a legal dispute. 

 

The opposition, for its party, claims the Georgian Dream authorities are supporting the scheme.