Georgia has set up a commission to study Saakashvili-era crimes

The Georgian Parliament approved the establishment of a commission to study crimes committed during the rule of President Mikheil Saakashvili (2004-2007, 2008-2013). The voting was broadcasted on February 5.

Eighty-three out of 150 deputies were in favor of adopting the draft on the creation of the commission, while not a single deputy spoke against it.

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Earlier, in early January, Executive Secretary of the ruling Georgian Dream party Mamuka Mdinaradze announced the creation of a special parliamentary body to study the Saakashvili regime and the actions of officials during his rule. The commission will work for six months and prepare a report, which will then be handed over to law enforcement agencies.

Since late November last year, opposition protests have been going on in Georgia against the results of the country's elections, which were won by the Georgian Dream party. Among others, former President Salome Zurabishvili and three opposition political forces, including Saakashvili's United National Movement party, refused to recognize them.

On February 3, protesters and police clashed near the building of the first state television channel in Tbilisi.