GEORGIAN OPPOSITION DEMANDS LAUNCHING A CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST A GROUP OF ARMENIANS
Gita Elibeklyan

"Radiolur"
13.01.2009 16:16

The opposition Deputies of the Georgian Parliament demand to launch a
criminal case against a group of Armenians for breaking the door of St.

Norashen Church. Representatives of Georgian Armenian organizations
came forth with a condemning statement, saying it’s another
provocation.

When the Armenian delegation headed by Prime Minister Tigran
Sargsyan visited St. Norashen Church at the end of the last year,
Georgian Armenians used the opportunity to change the locks of the
church. It’s worth mentioning that up to now the church was closed
at the initiative of the Georgian side.

President of the Union of Veteran Armenians of Georgia Goga Elibekov
says: "We changed the locks for the Georgians not to be able to
enter the church and profane it. We declare that the Armenians have
never desecrated holy places. On the contrary, they have always
built churches."

However, opposition Deputy Jonji Bagaturia declared the other day that
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan and Governor of the Samtskhe
Javakhk Goga Khachidze together with Georgian Armenians broke the
lock and entered the church.

Bagaturia demands to launch a probe into the case. "He is doing
all this at the directive of Russia in order to cause Armenians and
Georgians to quarrel," Elibekov says.

According to Goga Khachidze, the Georgian President does everything
for Armenians and Georgians to have no problems. However, a group
of oppositionist who withdrew from the united opposition constantly
stand against Armenians.