The opposition is assessing the case against Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze launched on the fact of the legalization of illicit income as political persecution. Opponents of the government say Bidzina Ivanishvili has started revenge after Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze made a statement about going to politics. Opposition parties say that Bidzina Ivanishvili is trying to get rid of all those whom he sees as competitors. They are questioning the possibility of the implementation of the Anaklia port project.
"This is direct political persecution because he wants to get rid of the people who have a certain weight in society, resources, both social and financial, etc., it means that the two investors, the main investor in Anaklia project, will be imprisoned and can anyone imagine that the project will be developed? " - says Roman Gotsiridze.
A member of the "European Georgia" Zurab Tchiaberashvili directly connects the attack on Mamuka Khazaradze with Bidzina Ivanishvili and says that the country"s informal ruler sees him as a competitor.