Thread by @terjehelland

🇬🇪BREAKING: The Council of Europe (CoE) has set strict conditions for granting Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream (GD), credentials at PACE
Failure to comply by April 2025 could lead to full suspension—and open the door for more sanctions.
🧵The heat is on Georgian Dream ...

PACE’s conditions are clear and non-negotiable
📌 New, democratic elections under international monitoring
📌 End police brutality & repression
📌 Release political prisoners
📌 Repeal the “Foreign Agents” law
📌 Restore EU integration process
📌 Judicial & legislative reforms

NEW ELECTIONS
PACE @coe demands a new vote, as the October 2024 election was fraudulent.
Georgia must create a fair electoral environment by addressing irregularities.
✅ Ensure political independence of election bodies
✅ Allow full international oversight and monitoring
3/14

End to police brutality & state repression
PACE condemns GD’s violent crackdown on protesters, journalists & opposition figures
🇬🇪 Authorities must
✅ Hold police accountable for abuse
✅ Stop weaponizing courts against political rivals
✅ Uphold freedom of expression & assembly

Release of political prisoners
PACE explicitly demands the immediate release of all political prisoners
This includes opposition leaders, activists, and journalists detained on politically motivated charges.
5/14

Repeal the “Foreign (Russian) Agents” law
PACE echoes EU concerns that this law mirrors Russia’s crackdown on civil society.
GD must fully repeal the law & end attacks on NGOs, activists, and independent media.
6/14

Resume EU integration process
PACE condemns GD’s decision to suspend Georgia’s EU accession process, calling it a betrayal of the Georgian people’s will.
GD must return to reforms & align with EU standards—or risk total isolation.
7/14

Judicial & legislative reforms
PACE demands Georgian Dream:
📌 Reform the judiciary & end “clan rule” over courts
📌 Follow Venice Commission recommendations on Administrative Offences law
📌 Implement past PACE resolutions (2438 & 2561)
8/14

The April 2025 Deadline: A Moment of Truth
If GD fails to meet the conditions, PACE will fully revoke its credentials.
But the bigger consequence?
EU member states and the US will impose further sanctions—driven by GD’s non-compliance with CoE demands.
9/14

EU & US Sanctions on GD’s Elite
If GD ignores PACE, it strengthens the case for
📌 Targeted EU sanctions on GD officials
📌 Further US sanctions on Ivanishvili & his circle
📌 Suspension of EU financial assistance
10/14

GD is already sanctioned by the US, and the EU is watching closely
If the ilegitimate rulers defy PACE, expect;
📌 Visa bans
📌 Asset freezes
📌 Political isolation to hit GD elites—including Ivanishvili’s inner circle
11/14

Georgian Dream is running out of time
PACE has drawn a red line
Either GD complies with all democratic conditions by April 2025,
... or Georgia faces full international consequences—political, economic & diplomatic isolations and individual sanctions.
12/14

For the Georgian people, the choice is clear
GD is dragging the country into isolation to protect its own power.
The question is—will the West finally act if GD refuses to comply? April 2025 is the deadline.
13/14

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