From November 29 to December 5, various public servants and persons employed in state budgetary organizations published joint statements – the number of signatories during this period is up to 3500, including:
– Adjara Television and Radio employees: “Violent and unconstitutional actions harm the entire country”
– 598 employees of Public Service Hall: Halting European integration clearly contradicts Georgia’s constitution
– Employees of National Center for Disease Control and Public Health: Halting European integration “will damage the country’s progress”
– 18 judges of Georgia: We condemn violence, we distance ourselves from any decision that contradicts Article 78 of the constitution
– Constitutional Court employees: We condemn “acts of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment, targeted persecution, groundless detention and physical violence”
– Public Service Development Agency employees: Halting European integration “will significantly damage the country’s interests”
– Tbilisi City Hall employees: We were, are and remain loyal to our citizens, constitution, and European values
– Social workers: “We are angry and concerned when we see how the police system operates and brutally deals with peaceful demonstrators”
– Over 1000 education sector employees: We remain loyal to Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic integration course
– National Bank of Georgia employees: We support continuous and irreversible implementation of European integration
– Hundreds of public servants oppose halting European integration and dispersal of peaceful protests
– Ministry of Defense employees: “We remain loyal to the obligation outlined in Article 78 of Georgia’s constitution”
– 243 Ministry of Foreign Affairs employees: Halting EU membership contradicts the constitution
– Statement of Public Defender’s Office employees.
Hundreds of business representatives, tens of thousands of citizens continue to protest systemic violence, torture and halting of European integration process. As of December 10, according to information received through the hotline of 11 Georgian non-governmental sector organizations since November 28, more than 460 peaceful protesters have been detained, of which more than 300 were subjected to torture and ill-treatment during and after detention. The age of detained persons ranges from 15 to 60 years. Along with men, women and children were also detained.
