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Tea Tsulukiani, Georgian Justice Minister

Melissa Bell speaks to Tea Tsulukiani, Georgia's Justice Minister. They discuss the reasons why the party of the current Georgian president, Mikheil Saakashvili, was defeated in the recent parliamentary elections. Tea Tsulukiani also explains how and why high-ranking officials of the Saakachvili government will be tried for alleged criminal acts.

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Saakashvili's government was

Saakashvili's government was impressively effective in 2003-20012, in their first term they did tremendous job to revive failed state and they have succeeded. many members of current government opposed him that time, accusing him in all imaginable crimes.
Today they are trying to prove Georgian people that indeed, Saakashvili was THE EVIL, and and all his supporters - evil's advocates. So far they could not provide even one valuable evidence of crimes like bribery, nepotism, stealing from budget, etc.
And that is the problem - new government promised his supporters to find a black cat in the dark room. but it's not there! as a result Georgian Dreams supporters took justice into their hands - in the best tradition of soviet era, 1930th, you can hear accusation in being traitors, renegades etc on TV. They trash Government says that it's normal, that these people deserved it because they were Saakashvili's "slaves".
Just a few days ago Prime-Minister Ivanishvili announced on the TV that nepotism is normal! and when he explained his pint, it turned out that this arrogant man did not know what was the difference between nepotism and networking.
revenge of dysfunctional, good for nothing people - not the best way for such a Country - Country with very problematic recent history.
But how come these people won last elections - reforms are always painful, and we probably needed 20 more years until new, soviet-free generation would take Georgia into their hands.

it is sweetheart political

it is sweetheart political and it is selective justice what we have in Georgia write now. All this former governmental bodies who were caught by new government are in jail because of vendetta. Yes, people are waiting for the justice but at this point they are looking for their own justice.

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