The business interests that stand behind the confrontation in Pankisi - the opposition publishes documents, according to which Lasha Iordanishvili, the builder of "Khadori 3" on the river Alazani is the business partner of high ranking officials.
Gigi Ugulava, a member of "European Georgia", publishes the Public Registry reports, according to which it is clear that Lasha Iordanishvili, besides the construction of the disputed Hydro Power Plant in Pankisi Gorge, has other influential business partners. In addition to "Alazani Energy", Iordaneishvili owns several other companies, including "SmartWood." Official documents reveal that one of the co-owners of these companies is Shalva Shavishvili, who has been appointed as the head of state construction company by the Minister of Infrastructure Maia Tskitishvili last year.
According to the same document,the business partner of Lasha Iordanishvili, and Shalva Shavishvili is Giorgi Shengelia who is also a co-owner of "SmartWood". At one time he was a senior official of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Shavishvili replaced him as the head of the State Construction Company. Shengelia is currently the Executive Director of Municipal Development Fund of Georgia. Shengelia and Iordanishvili have one more common company "Tan".
Political opponents of the government are waiting for explanations from the Ministers of Economy and Infrastructure.
Lasha Iordanishvili confirms that both senior officials, Shalva Shavishvili and Giorgi Shengelia, who are his childhood friends are connected as business partners, but in the past. Iordanishvili claims that their joint company "SmartWood" is no longer functioning.