Tamar Bagrationi, the spouse of Georgia’s sixth president, commented on the potential pardon of participants in pro-European protests, stating that everyone legally entitled to it will be pardoned.
Bagrationi emphasized that she does not interfere in the president’s activities and takes no part in such decisions.
“I never interfere in my husband’s affairs. All my life, I have served humanitarian missions. It is understandable that the youth are asking for pardons, and everyone who is legally eligible for a pardon will be pardoned,” the wife of the country’s sixth president stated.
Additionally, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, commenting on the issue on May 15, stated that the authorities are ready to respond accordingly if the detainees express regret for the crimes committed.
He explained that “we do not need anyone’s apologies.” The key point is that “repentance is important for prevention—when a person shows us and society that they regret the crime committed, it will have a preventive effect.”
“Our task is to ensure that no one else is tempted to try to stage a coup in the country by violent means. This is precisely why punishment is important,” Kobakhidze stated.
As a reminder, following the election of the new Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, several representatives of the Georgian Patriarchate stated that Shio III is likely to raise the issue of pardoning pro-European protesters with the authorities.
New Patriarch Shio III may raise the issue of releasing detainees