The safety and rights of Irakli Garibashvili, as well as every prisoner in the country, are protected. Such a statement made today the Mayor of Tbilisi, while commenting the filing of new charges against the former Prime Minister.

As he explained, the statements released by Irakli Garibashvili in the preceding days were likely preventive in nature.

"It is very unfortunate and unpleasant when you have to talk about a former teammate. A few days ago, we saw contradictory statements made by him. Most likely, he had information regarding various issues under investigation, and his statement was probably of a preventive nature.

In general, former politicians often use this method, and legal issues are frequently shifted into a political context. It is very difficult for me to talk about this. He is our former teammate. I can tell you one thing: in this country, the safety and rights of Irakli Garibashvili, as well as every prisoner, are protected", - said Kakha Kaladze.