The parliamentarians respond to the research published by Transparency International Georgia, according to which MPs and members of their families receive precious gifts from relatives and strangers.
They confirm receiving as gifts of different property, but they say that the question marks should not appear. According to the MPs, their main principle is transparency and they do not hide their property.
The information published by Transparency International - Georgia does not mean that it is truth. Therefore, I would request you, the journalists, to verify the information, "said Vano Zardiashvili, a member of the Georgian Dream.
The document published by Transparency International states that presents are included in the declarations of public officials and the most frequently expensive presents are given by the spouses" or close relatives of spouses .
Members of the parliamentary majority respond to the questions asked by the journalist and ask why they can not get gifts from a family member.
According to Irakli Sesiashvili, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee for Defense and Security, he has no illegal income.
"On my side everything is absolutely transparent and I always adhere to this position and principle. I have nothing to hide. Nobody can say that I have an unlawful income, "= said Irakli Sesiashvili.
According to Eka Gigauri, 11 MPs received luxurious gifts, where a large amount of money was transferred from the family members.According to the survey, ten MPs are from the parliamentary majority and one is an opposition MP