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8/ The State Security Service (SSG) launched an investigation into the BBC report under Article 333 of the Criminal Code, which concerns abuse of official powers, and Article 319, which concerns assisting a foreign organisation in hostile activity.

7/ According to the BBC investigation published on December 1, toxic chemical “Camite” - bromobenzyl cyanide, previously used during World War I -was used in Georgia in November–December 2024 to disperse protesters at demonstrations. It was mixed into the water cannon stream.

6/ "We continue to urge our colleagues in Congress to pass the MEGOBARI Act, bipartisan legislation that would provide the State Department with additional tools to support the Georgian people’s struggle for freedom".

5/ "We call on the U.S. government and our democratic allies to verify these reports and impose relevant sanctions on those responsible".

3/ "These chemical attacks left victims with burns and long-term health complications and are a violation of the human rights commitments that Georgian authorities are obliged to uphold".

2/ “Recent findings that Georgian Dream used a chemical weapon against peaceful protestors last year are deeply disturbing".

1/ The bipartisan U.S. Helsinki Commission responds to the possible use of a toxic substance alongside water cannons during last year’s protests in Tbilisi, Georgia:

Georgia continues to protest.

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8/ The State Security Service (SSG) launched an investigation into the BBC report under Article 333 of the Criminal Code, which concerns abuse of official powers, and Article 319, which concerns assisting a foreign organisation in hostile activity.

7/ According to the BBC investigation published on December 1, toxic chemical “Camite” - bromobenzyl cyanide, previously used during World War I, was used in Georgia in November–December 2024 to disperse protesters at demonstrations. It was mixed into the water cannon stream.

6/ As for the use of ‘Camite’ - this has already been denied by the Interior Ministry, based on the documents in its possession,” said the Georgian Dream Prime Minister.

5/ As for the rest - an investigation is under way, led by the State Security Service. All details will be made public once the investigation is completed.

4/ however, the Interior Ministry has already confirmed that not only was this substance not used, it has never been purchased by the Ministry, including during the United National Movement’s rule.

2/ As for adding a substance to the water cannon — a substance was indeed added. The key point is whether this substance was prohibited. As for the information regarding the use of ‘Camite’, the BBC spoke about this in a declarative manner;

1/ Irakli Kobakhidze confirms that a certain substance was used in the water cannon deployed to disperse citizens during the protest rallies of November–December 2024. However, he denies that this substance was Camite. According to him, “the key question is whether this substance was prohibited.”

The SSG has summoned everyone who appeared in the BBC investigation on the use of Camite against protesters during the 2024 Tbilisi protests. Among them is Zviad Maisashvili, a young man brutally beaten by police, who recounts the attack in the documentary.

The State Security Service has summoned Dr. Konstantine Chakhunashvili for questioning. His research appears in the BBC investigation.

“They are now coming to deliver the notice at the Tsitsishvili Clinic. I requested to be questioned before a judge,” writes Chakhunashvili.

7/ Today, December 2, the SSG summoned Konstantine Chakhunashvili for questioning.

7/ The BBC investigation relied, among other sources, on a study by Dr. Konstantine Chakhunashvili, who interviewed about 350 people, roughly half of whom reported one or more symptoms lasting more than 30 days.

6/ The SSG has launched an investigation into the BBC report under Article 333 of the Criminal Code, which involves abuse of official authority, and Article 319, which involves assisting a foreign organization in hostile activity.

5/ According to a BBC investigation published on December 1, in November–December 2024 the toxic compound “Kamite,” or bromobenzyl cyanide, used during World War I, was used to disperse demonstrators at protests in Georgia in 2024. It was mixed with water cannon.

4/ “When a specific television station deliberately disseminates false information that is directed against the state interests of Georgia, this should certainly be legally assessed as hostile activity,” said Irakli Kobakhidze.

3/ The Georgian Dream Prime Minister said that “if false information was provided and false conclusions were confirmed, this could be a crime.”

2/ Kobakhidze was asked by Formula journalist Salome Labadze whether it is a crime to cooperate with international media, and if not, how he explains the SSU’s decision to include aiding and abetting hostile activities as one of the articles in the investigation.

1/ Irakli Kobakhidze said that “when you help a specific organization spread false information harmful to the state, it can be considered a crime.”

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Some footage from today’s protest march. Georgian citizens are demanding that the parliamentary elections, allegedly rigged in 2024, be rerun and that all political prisoners be released.

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4/ According to a BBC investigation, in November–December 2024, a toxic compound previously used during World War I, named Camite, was deployed in Georgia to disperse protesters. It had been mixed into the water used by water cannons.

3/ The party also claims that “BBC is carrying out a dirty agenda, spreading lies,” and that the journalistic investigation aims to “smear the Georgian government, the Georgian police, and, most importantly, the Georgian state.” GD adds that it will sue the media in international courts.

2/ Georgian Dream says the media presented no evidence, and the respondents cited in the report are accused individuals.

1/ Georgian Dream responded to a BBC investigation claiming that, during the November–December 2024 protests in Georgia, a toxic compound used in World War I was deployed to disperse demonstrators. The compound was reportedly mixed into water cannons.