Parliament Plenary Session Breaks Up Due to Security Breach

The plenary session at Parliament broke off when a member of the opposition entered the sitting hall and poured an unclear substance with a “very unpleasant smell”. The potential health hazard resulted in a delay to the scheduled major vote on the controversial list of judges for the Georgian Supreme court. Archil Talakvadze, the Chairman of the Parliament, called on the lawmakers to leave the hall. Ruling party MPs jointly consider the substance to be “obviously poisonous.”

The ambulance brigade and expert criminalists arrived in Parliament after two lawmakers, Svetlana Kudba and Enzela Machavariani, complained of feeling sick due to the smell of the undefined substance.

“The agenda behind the opposition's debasing action is clear. Our reaction will be very harsh,” says Kobakhidze. MP Giorgi Gachechiladze claims such action is nothing but “a terrorist act.” 

The opposition firmly opposes the majority of the 20 candidates presented for possible appointment as lifelong judges for the Georgian Supreme Court.