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Thornike Gordadze, Georgia's State Minister for EU and Euro-Atlantic integration

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Graphic video footage of inmates in a prison in the ex-Soviet republic of Georgia being abused by guards has made headlines across the world. To what extend will the parliamentary elections on October 1st be impacted by this scandal? Douglas Herbert asks Thornike Gordadze, Georgia's State Minister for EU and Euro-Atlantic integration.

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Georgia`s Parliamentary Elections and Prison crisis

by Anonyme - 27/09/2012 - 17:02

I ama a Georgian and i am proud to be a citizen of this tiny country who struggles to survive. I am mad and angry what i saw happened in the prison of Georgia but i need to be rationale once i come to the pool. I see that we are on the crossroad of past and future; russian interest in the region is tooo high and Russia's desire to retake my country and bring Georgia under their influence is to strong. We have elections on monday and this is very crusial elections. We must choose between the ideologies - we want EU integrationa and Western Society or we want to be a part of modernize but still soviet type small republic governed by big brother-Russia - te second option does not exest for me and it is very sceary. Thus i want to see continuity of democratic reforms, integration of EU society. I believe this is all about. And we need the strong support of Western society. Thank you

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