Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have banned the entry of the founder of the ruling Georgian Dream party and the leadership of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Decision maker Georgian dream – Oligarch Bidzini Ivanishvili and Georgian officials involved in suppressing protests were banned from entering Lithuania. This was announced by Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis.
How it delivers Echo of the Caucasussimilar sanctions were also approved by Latvia and Estonia.
In addition to Ivanishvili, the list of those denied entry to Lithuania “due to responsibility for human rights violations” includes Vakhtang Gomelauri (Minister of Internal Affairs), Shalva Bedoidze (First Deputy Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs), Yoseb Chelidze (Deputy Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs), Alexander Darakhvelidze (Deputy Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs), Giorgi Buthuzi (Deputy Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs), Zviad Kharazishvili (Head of the Department for Special Assignments; is under US sanctions), Milleri Lagazauri (Deputy Head of the Department for Special Assignments; is under US sanctions), Mirza Kezevadze (Deputy Head of the Department for Special Assignments), Vazha Siradze (Director of the Patrol Police Department), Teimuraz Kupatadze (Director of the Central Criminal Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia).
It was previously reported that the Baltic countries – Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia – will impose sanctions against those who “repress legitimate protests in Georgia.”
Source: korrespondent
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