Parliament official says temporary parliamentary commission will investigate, make final assessment of “systemic crimes” committed by UNM Gov’t

David Matikashvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament’s Committee on Procedural Issues and Rules, on Wednesday said the goal of the temporary parliamentary commission would be to investigate the crimes and make a final assessment of the systemic crimes committed by the United National Movement Government during its time in power.

Matikashvili’s comment followed after Mamuka Mdinaradze, the Executive Secretary of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Thursday said a temporary investigative commission would be established in the Georgian Parliament to investigate activities of the former United National Movement “regime” and its officials between 2003 and 2012.

In his remarks, Matikashvili noted that this commission would be an investigative, parliamentary format created by the Georgian people's request and desire.

“This commission will be a format, an investigative, parliamentary format created by the people's request and with the people’s will, which will investigate precisely those issues that interest and concern our public so much”, the Parliament official said.

Mdinaradze on Thursday noted that the commission would work for six months and prepare a report for Parliament’s review and approval in the first session week of September, and further emphasised that the approved report would be submitted to the Georgian Prosecutor’s Office and other relevant authorities for further action to ensure accountability according to the Georgian legislation.