Campaign Against Georgian Govt Is Financed From Russia – Saakashvili

TBILISI. Sept 21 (Interfax) – The campaign against the government in Georgia is financed from Russia, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said at the Tbilisi House of Justice opening ceremony.

“They are fighting us with Russian money, using Russian methods, threatening us and wielding weapons on the border. But they won’t intimidate us,” he said.

Saakashvili reiterated that Russia is trying to force “the Russian path of development” on Georgia and “bring it back to the past and block its way to the future.”

“they are trying to drive us in the Gldani prison where this dirty and irreparable violence took place. They want to turn the entire Georgia into this prison, using maneuvers on the border and forces inside the country,” Saakshvili said.

Saakashvili called on the people of Georgia to “think, open your eyes wide and pay attention to the fact that the materials were filed for over 1.5 years and were shown just before the elections.”

“It’s well-though out politics and an attempt to mislead our people using a situation of shock,” he said.

Saakashvili also said the Georgian and international mafia prepared for the Georgian elections and worked on a plot to overthrow the current administration. “We will do everything to communicate this information to people,” he said.

Saakshvili said he is confident of the people’s choice, saying he knows they will vote for “good society in Georgia.”

Earlier this week, the opposition television channels Maestro and TV-9 aired videos of prisoners being beaten and tortured in the Tbilisi Gldani prison. The publication of the videos drew mass protests in Georgia.