EU sees trial over Merabishvili as important test for Georgia
The trial over Georgia's former Prime Minister Vano Merabishvili will be an important test for Georgia on the eve of the Vilnius Summit, the deputy head of the EU Delegation to Georgia Boris Yaroshevich told reporters on May 23 prior to the conference entitled "Future challenges for strategy of Georgia's integration into the EU".
"We certainly are very closely monitoring the situation. This was also said in yesterday's statement by the EU High Representative Catherine Ashton and Stefan Fule. We expect that the court will act independently," Yaroshevich said.
He also noted that the EU mission will be actively involved in the process of monitoring Merabishvili's case as well as other similar cases.
"This is a very important test for Georgia, especially given the upcoming EU Eastern Partnership Summit," Yaroshevich said.
The Office of the Prosecutor of Georgia officially filed charges against the former Prime Minister and General Secretary of Mikhail Saakashvili's United National Movement (UNM), Vano Merabishvili on the night of May 22. The charges were also brought against the governor of Kakheti, former health minister Zurab Tchiaberashvili.
Merabishvili and Tchiaberashvili were accused of abuse of power and embezzlement of public funds.
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