French Ambassador to Georgia Diego Colas has stressed the importance of proper investigation of each incident occurred during pre-election period in Georgia.

The International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) presented on September 29 the third interim report of pre-election monitoring. ISFED has found: 17 facts of possible vote buying, 3 cases of dismissals based on alleged political motive, cases of intimidation/harassment based on possible political motive, 1 case of physical violence based on possible political motive, etc.

As Ambassador Colas told the Accent, if the above mentioned cases are true, “such intimidation and actions to put pressure on the electorate are very far from these principles.”

“It is very important that each incident is properly investigated and that appropriate consequences are drawn from the facts that are established as a result of these investigations. It is also very important that political parties do what is necessary to keep their fans and militants engaged in peaceful campaigning,” he said.

Marika Chubinidze