Tbilisi. Open Society Georgia Foundation released a statement - "Former Prime Minister statement not in line with the practice of democratic governance". "Attacks on non-governmental organizations and their activities have been occurring more frequently. The rhetoric from representatives of the current majority parliamentary party has become increasingly abusive towards civil society groups and is starting to resemble an anti civil society campaign.The retired Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili has stated intentions to research the questionable activities of current and former leaders of our partner organizations -Georgian Young Lawyers' Association, Transparency International Georgia and International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy. This statement can be assessed as a prelude to a dissemination of discrediting evidence about the nature of leading NGOs.We want to emphasize that such an attitude of government representatives is not in line with the practice of democratic governance...", says the statement.

Source: osgf,ge