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Military service should be mandatory for everyone, including the clergy - Fridon Eng

Conscription for military service should be mandatory for everyone, including the clergy, which will be an additional great motivation for the military.

The chairman of the parliamentary political group "European Socialists" Fridon Injia announced this at the meeting of the Committee on Legal Affairs, where the deputies discussed the amendment to the Defense Code. They discussed the project.

"Conscripting into military service should be mandatory for everyone, including the clergy... This will be a great motivation for the military. They should also read prayers and go through military training... girls should also serve if they want to, and you should have everything prepared for that," Fridon Injia said.

He emphasized that it is necessary to have an ideology service in the military structure, which will be focused on the ideological upbringing and education of young people, and this direction should be developed together with the Ministry of Education.

"Officers should give lectures in educational institutions and schools. Without the joint work of the Ministries of Defense and Education, this will not happen. In this project, it does not appear at all. As if you are separate, and the state is separate. No, you are for the state, and you must raise the most ideologically dedicated citizens for Georgia," the deputy noted.

At the same time, Fridon Injia advised the authors of the draft law to consider the example of Israel, instead of Finland and the Baltic countries.

"Why were you guided by the example of Finland and the Baltic countries? What do the Baltic countries have in common with the geopolitical situation of Georgia? Was the example of Israel discussed, which is in the same difficult environment as ours, and yet their military direction is at the highest level... I think that maybe they have nuclear weapons...", Injia noted.

He also spoke about the need to establish privileges for those young people who complete their military service.

According to the chairman of the political group "European Socialists" of the Parliament, Fridon Injia, it would be good to prepare special places for outside traders in municipalities across the country, where they can sell their products.

In this regard, the deputy considers it expedient to create a special law that will regulate the issue of external vendors at the legislative level, along with the changes in the Code of Administrative Offenses.

of Georgia The legislative initiative was discussed in the first reading in the legal affairs committee of the Parliament, on the basis of which the scope of action of administrative offenses was expanded and clarified, which also implies the tightening of the law against external traders and the imposition of fines on them.

"Would it be possible to adopt a law in parallel with this draft law, which obliges the municipality, before moving on to fines and punishment mechanisms, as it is written in the project, to prepare places in the city center, in the suburbs, where outside vendors can sell their products", said Fridon Injia.

According to the MP, the articles in the draft law, which imply different methods of fines and punishments, are unacceptable to him.

"For me, these issues are unacceptable, and I don't think that this form of fine is acceptable for an outside trader who sells products brought from home or something else. Therefore, wouldn't it be right, together with this law, to have an obligation at the level of the law that all municipalities create a special place and create appropriate conditions for outside traders. Of course, there should be order, including in relation to external vendors, but it should be balanced and the state, together with municipalities, should do everything for it, and I think it should be an acceptable proposal for everyone." - noted Fridon Injia.

The so-called "war party" in Europe and America today not only works on certain issues, but is strong. If we specifically consider the administration of the United States of America, what is the real chance of creating a temporary investigative commission given these conditions and the current political situation?

Was the start of the war in August 2008 not in the interests of certain forces, namely the United States of America and the West? such an opinion It has the right to exist even on a theoretical level.

What can be the reaction of the current administration of the United States of America, or from the West, to the creation of a temporary parliamentary investigative commission regarding the events of the August 2008 war?

The chairman of the political group "European Socialists" of the Parliament of Georgia Fridon Injia answers the most pressing questions about the creation of a temporary investigative commission regarding the events of the August 2008 war and current political issues in "Post Analytics".

"Certain politicians, or a political party in the United States of America, is clearly a war party that must decide everything by war.

Before that, the ambassadors of the United States of America spoke differently about the 2008 war. They have a completely different point of view and have much more information, and we will need their opinion to analyze what happened in 2008.

That's why I'm not surprised. Today, the American ambassador to Georgia fulfills the task of the current American government.

I am sure that if the president of the United States of America had been someone else, even Trump, this controversy would not have been at this level. Today, not only Ukraine, but also Europe is in the most difficult situation, and these economic difficulties, which befell Europe, will become stronger and more acute.

It is no coincidence that the German Chancellor is sometimes in China and sometimes in India. So is the French president. The leaders of the leading European countries arrive on official visits to different countries together with the heads of the largest corporations of world importance.

What caused this? It is so difficult for Europe from the economic point of view that there have been no such visits by the leaders of European countries for the past ten years.

what does this mean? This means that it is not so easy to transfer all this, to help Ukraine, in different directions, with energy resources, or depending on the consumer basket. - Fridon Injia believes.

In the program, the chairman of the political group also assessed the ruling party's position regarding the creation of a temporary investigative commission regarding the events of August 2008.

"As for the composition of the "Dream" party and the rhetoric of "People's Power", I would say that they lack severity, they do not tell the truth.

I can say the same about the two options of the draft law introduced by "People's Power", which will affect the activities of non-governmental organizations in Georgia.

The first version of the draft law presented by "People's Power" is very liberal and only informative. Moreover, I would say that this is a half-law that does not produce any results. Any law should be effective and should determine the rules of the game based on Georgia's interests. I call on "people power" to withdraw the first law and leave the American version of the second project. - noted Fridon Injia.

The deputy believes that if the American version of the draft law expresses and is consistent with the interests of Georgia as a state, it should be accepted by the legislative body without any questions, and therefore it is incomprehensible to send it to the Venice Commission.

"Any law of the states included in the Venice Commission, which is valid and works in this or that country, must be accepted without any examination.

Regarding the "de-oligarchization" law that was sent to the Venice Commission, the difference is that the "de-oligarchization" law exists in Ukraine, but it does not exist in America. Here is the difference and I had nothing against it. However, I knew in advance that until it suits Ivanishvili, there will be no law.

In this case, yes, this law works in a democratic country and it is not clear why it needs the approval of the Venice Commission. - said Fridon Injia.

According to the deputy, the main criticism of this draft law is heard from the representatives of non-governmental organizations, which only last year received funding in the amount of 200 million.

"The question is which peasant or worker or employee will make a statement that we should not adopt this law, which is against the Constitution of Georgia, the interests of the state of Georgia.

I support this bill only and only because it is based on the interests of Georgia, because another country that invests 200 million in Georgia has its own interests, and I wonder if the country that spends such a large amount of money in my country has the same interests. the interests of my country? This is the main question.

Therefore, this very law will be a filter, a picture, whether it matches the interests of Georgia or not. All details are clearly spelled out in this law." - said Fridon Injia.

The deputy is sure that in case of creation of a temporary investigative commission, the conclusions of the commission will be useful for the "National Movement" itself and the parties under its wing.

In the program, Fridon Injia also commented on the recent assessments of political scientist Zaza Shatirishvili regarding the current political events in the country and noted that "whether the political scientist's statements are guidelines or not, it is very important, especially for the government to draw appropriate conclusions and be ready for anything."

The Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry is not established to review the decisions of the Strasbourg and Hague Courts; He must determine whether there was treason or not - Fridon Eng

The temporary parliamentary investigative commission on the subject of the August 2008 war is not being created to review the decisions of the Strasbourg and Hague courts, which unequivocally state that the Georgian army is innocent.

The program about this in "Post Analytics" is parliamentary Chairman of the political group "European Socialists" Fridon Injia said.

The deputy noted that the commission should determine whether pre-agreed treacherous decisions on the part of the then government took place and whether this war could have been avoided.

"The investigation commission should answer the following questions:

Could the war have been avoided?

Why did Georgia lose 20% of territory and could these territories be saved?

Could innocent people not have died, and 30,000 people would not have become new refugees in their country, and 150,000 residents would not have lost their homes.

What decisions of the government preceded in 2008?

The same pre-2007 sale of strategic facilities at a straw price, which does not mean at all that the buyer bought these facilities cheaply... What was the difference compared to the amount that went into the state treasury?

Why was the article of treason to the motherland removed from the Criminal Code?

The same Kodori valley will be renamed as Upper Abkhazia, thereby expanding the region of Abkhazia to a certain extent, as well as expanding the borders of the South Ossetian Autonomous District. All this was prepared in advance.

Why did they surrender the Kodori valley without a fight?

Why and how suddenly Akhalgori, which was under the control of the Georgian side, was under the control of the enemy and something else.

When all this is put together, it will become clear who was doing what and by whom. "I can list up to 10 people who made decisions regarding the 2008 war and who are still actively fighting to somehow open a second front in Georgia," said Fridon Injia.

According to the deputy, the vision and reaction of the "National Movement" to the initiative he voiced on the creation of an investigative commission was not unexpected for him, because they themselves were the creators of this war.

At the same time, the deputy noted that the United States of America, if it wanted, had the necessary leverage to avoid this war for Georgia, as well as to avoid the current war for Ukraine.

The reason for my briefing was the statements of the parliamentary majority and the leaders of the "Georgian Dream" party regarding the 2008 war. However, it is obvious that the leaders of "Georgian Dream" and "People's Power" still cannot openly say the truth that everyone in Georgia knows, but no one dares to say publicly.

Added to this were two draft laws introduced by "People's Power". It is not clear that there are two completely different laws on the same issue import This is a subject of separate discussion.

I would like to remind everyone that Saakashvili's regime started thoroughly preparing for the 2008 war in 2007, if not earlier;

Nationalists named the Kodori valley Upper Abkhazia;

Before the start of the war in 2008, all strategic facilities were alienated at the price of straw. However, buyers paid a lot of money for their purchase.

The borders of the South Ossetian Autonomous District were restored;

The start of the war was preceded by provocative shootings, after which Saakashvili announced the restoration of constitutional order to the commander of the Georgian peacekeeping battalion through the TV channels controlled by him.

The logical culmination of all this was the artillery bombardment of Tskhinvali on the night of August 7, 2008 by order of Saakashvili, thus starting the Russia-Georgia war.

Let us remind you that in the same year, the Nationalists signed the European Council resolution, by which they recognized the start of the war by Saakashvili. And as a result, the occupation of our two historical regions was signed by Russia.

After the authorities won the cases in the courts of Strasbourg and The Hague, there is no reason to remain silent on the subject. The question arises - why are they silent, it is not clear.

More than half a month has passed since the announcements made by us regarding the creation of the investigative commission, but the majority has not even considered, nor has it discussed this issue. Only people's power, in the form of society, expressed a positive attitude towards this issue.

It is not clear why we should and are covering the Saakashvili regime for its main crime, which it committed against the Georgian state and Georgian people. I am not interested in any of those 4 cases, the most important thing for me is the loss of Georgian territories, and nothing is being done in this direction. And the 4 cases in which a part has been completed and sentenced, it turns out that Saakashvili's main crime is covered by this.

We all know that Saakashvili agreed with the Americans on all his steps and without them he could not have planned and implemented any of the actions mentioned above. This can be said especially after Bush's visit to Georgia in 2005.

The Americans knew very well that Saakashvili's bombing of Tskhinvali would be followed by Russia's response, which would eventually bring a serious confrontation between Russia and Europe. The 2008 war first created a rift between Europe and Russia, as it continues now due to the Ukraine war. America then destroyed us and now all of Europe and Ukraine.

Also, it is known that John McCain was personally interested in the start of the war, who built his 2008 presidential campaign on the topic of the Russia-Georgia war.

As a result of this Euro-Atlantic conspiracy, our two historical corners - Abkhazia and Samachablo were destroyed, hundreds of Georgian soldiers and civilians were killed, and 30 thousand people became displaced in their homeland.

What Saakashvili and his foreign patrons did in 2007-2008 is nothing but treason. Against this background, it is not surprising why the Saakashvili regime removed the articles of treason and conspiracy against the state from the Criminal Code in 2007. It is quite clear that they insured future crimes against the country. Moreover, Saakashvili deliberately left his Georgian citizenship, which was not necessary due to the practice of Ukraine at that time.

We will continue to collect signatures so that the prosecutor's office investigates the crimes committed by the Saakashvili regime in connection with the 2008 war, and the appropriate investigative commission is created in the parliament. People who are still trying to involve Georgia in the war, the worst crime of 2008, should not be chosen under any circumstances.