Mamuka Mdinaradze, the head of Georgia’s State Security Service (SSG), also claimed the embassy has staff in Georgia for ‘revolutionary purposes’.
Mamuka Mdinaradze is replacing Anri Okhanashvili, who is intending to remain Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s national security advisor.
This is the latest in a series of statements by Georgian Dream regarding visa-free travel with the EU.
In March, Mdinaradze said that the opposition parties ‘will not be able to participate in the elections to local government bodies’.
According to Formula, the information was confirmed by a source from the Interior Ministry.
This is not the first time the UK has imposed sanctions on members of the Georgian government.
US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller has told reporters to ‘stay tuned’ regarding possible sanctions on Georgian officials responsible for reintroducing the foreign agent bill. Answering journalists’ questions on Monday, Miller stated that adopting the foreign agent law ‘would derail Georgia from its European path’. ‘We are concerned that the legislation would impede independent media organisations working to provide access for Georgian citizens to high-quality information’, he sa
