Georgian Parliament official slams ‘Eurocracy’ over pressure on Constitutional Court

Davit Matikashvili, Chair of the Georgian Parliament’s Committee on Procedural Issues and Rules, said on Saturday that the “Euro-bureaucracy” had raised its voice and was doing its utmost to exert pressure on Georgia as parties he described as acting in the interests of foreign agents faced the prospect of being completely removed from the country’s political landscape.

In his remarks, Matikashvili recalled numerous instances in European history in which political parties had been banned on the grounds that their activities were unconstitutional.

“Certain external forces, primarily the Euro-bureaucracy, are attempting to directly interfere in our judicial system. They are demanding the withdrawal of the constitutional complaint, thereby exerting direct pressure on both the plaintiffs and the judges of the Constitutional Court,” the official said.

“Throughout the history of democratic Europe, there have been numerous instances of countries banning parties because of the nature of their activities. This is considered a standard part of democratic development and state-building, a position upheld by Europeans themselves. Yet, when it comes to Georgia, and specifically when parties acting as foreign agents face the prospect of being completely removed from the country’s political landscape, the Euro-bureaucracy has raised a tremendous outcry and is exerting maximum pressure on our country,” he concluded.