Temporary Parliamentary Commission Chair Approved

Parliament has approved Paata Davitaia, a lawmaker from the parliamentary minority, as the chairman of the temporary parliamentary commission to study the events before and after the August war.

“I welcome the approval of an opposition candidate for this position,” Davit Bakradze, the parliamentary chairman, said on September 26.

Davitaia has pledged “not to be biased,” saying he could ensure this because he is of the opposition.

The commission’s composition will be finalised within 10 days.

Opposition parties, which have no representation in Parliament because of a boycott, are skeptical of any type of parliamentary group to study, or investigate the August events. They say they do not trust the parliamentary minority, dubbing them “the authorities’ satellite parties.” 

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