Burjanadze in Washington accused Saakashvili of unleashing political terror in Georgia

The leader of the “democratic movement is a single Georgia” Nino Burjanadze accused of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili of violating democratic norms and the use of political terror measures.

With this statement, the ex-speaker of the Georgian Parliament made in Washington at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. In the USA, Nino Burjanadze is on an official visit as a party leader. She has already met the Senate, the State Department and the US Ministry of Defense, as well as in the Marshall Foundation. As part of the visit, meetings in the US Congress, the White House, the Helsinki Commission, the International Republican Institute, the National Democratic Institute, the American organization National Contribution to Democracy and the US International Development Agency are also planned.

According to Burjanadze, in the USA in the know what is happening in Georgia, but also realize the need to preserve "not only democracy, but also stability in the country." “I agree with them in this,” ITAR -TASS quotes Burjanadze quoted. “Many people are arrested without any serious, argumented accusations. There are many facts of financial and political terror,” the leader of the movement continued the topic of repression.

In confirmation of her words, she demonstrated photographs that capture cases of police reprisals against participants in the protest of the opposition. Burjanadze assured that "this protest would not end."

In her opinion, the country will be able to develop normally only after extraordinary presidential elections.

Burjanadze spoke out for continuing the support of Georgia by the United States, not only political and economic, but also military. She welcomed the upcoming visit to Tbilisi US Vice President Joseph Biden and expressed the hope that he would find time to meet with the opposition.