Leaders are not arrested in Georgia
The state of freedom of speech is more complicated in Armenia than Georgia," says representative of Georgia's oppositional "Republic" party, David Zurabishvili.
According to him, in Georgia at least the opposition has a television channel, information is accessible and it is easier to inform the people about the opposition's actions and the processes taking place.
"Based on a recent survey, only 25% of the population supports Sahakashvili and that was only possible because information is more accessible in Georgia," Zurabishvili told "A1+".
According to the Georgian oppositionist, there are still Georgians who are deprived of their liberty due to political views, but unlike Armenia, the detainees are average oppositionists and not the leaders.
"Of course, they are charged with carrying weapons and using narcotics, but it is clear that they are arrested just because they participated in the opposition's rallies," David Zurabishvili said.
The political secretary of the same party David Berdzevishvili said that the Armenian opposition faces a large amount of administrative resources and, according to him, proof of that were the May 31 mayor elections.
