Non-governmental organizations respond to the scandalous statements of Salome Zurabichvili regarding the August war in 2008. Representatives of the civil sector indicate that reiteration of the Russian rhetoric by the presidential candidate will significantly affect Georgia"s positions in the Strasbourg Human Rights Court and the Hague Military Tribunal.

"When we talk about occupation, violation of rights guaranteed by a convention, at that time, such statements from a potential candidate, which may become a president tomorrow raises a chance that the Russian narrative, that Georgia started the war may become more and more convincing, Which is bad, " - said Sulkhan Salaridze, the Chairman of Georgia Young Lawyers" Association .