The opposition responds to the increased crime rate in the country and links it to the government policy.
Nika Melia, a member of the National Movement, connects the growing criminals with the steps taken by the ruling party itself and states that the Dream made a deal with criminal authorities for winning the presidential election."
The Georgian Dream policy, especially in the pre-election period, when the criminal world and criminal bosses were handed over the elections brought the increase of crimes in different categories by 50%,70% ,100% . The worst is that the MIA presents it in a way that we have to applause to them saying that consciousness of people has increased and the people call the police when they see the crime and and this is the reason for the astronomical growth, "said Nika Melia.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has officially confirmed that crime has increased by 54% in Georgia.
In 2018, more than 58 thousand crimes were registered in the country.