CEC Claims ID Cards Were Not Falsified

The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia commented on the released information that two citizens voted with falsified ID cards in Vake District, Central Tbilisi.

The CEC says no violations have taken place in these two cases, adding one ID was valid and the other one was not properly checked at the polling station.

“In both cases, no falsified IDs were observed,” she stressed.

Last week, NGOs based in Georgia - the Georgian Young Lawyers' Association, Transparency International-Georgia and International Society for Fair Elections and democracy, held a press conference, where they talked about a possible fraud scheme and falsification of documents.

“Last week, an employee of the Public Service Development Agency informed us that the Agency is allegedly producing fake identification cards. According to this employee, fake ID cards are being printed with the purpose of rigging the second round of the presidential elections in favor of Salome Zurabishvili,” the NGOs claimed.

The case is being investigated by the Prosecutor’s Office.

By Thea Morrison

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