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IDPs from Kutiaisi Are Not Going To Surrender

July 5, 2007

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Several months ago an argument started between IDPs from Kutiaisi and local law enforcers that later turned into a serious clash. Finally innocent people were arrested. The reason for the incident was IDPs’ eviction in the hotel of “Kutaisi”. Although the court temporarily deprived the owner firm from its power on the hotel, representatives of the “Interinvest” still force the inhabitants out of the hotel.

Several days ago representatives of the “Interinvest” Ltd tried to wrap up and to reconstruct building but the IDPs resisted them.

“Last week they arrived here and categorically demanded us to leave the building within five days. We tried to explain to them that the court passed verdict in our favor. Kutaisi Civil Court prohibited the “Interinvest” to evict us; however they are not going to obey the verdict and want to make us lose temper,” said IDPs living in the hotel.

As a result of the resistance and controversy with law enforcers, Abkhaz woman Vera Salia was arrested. Seventy-year-old IDP woman was sent to five-day-imprisonment and IDPs held protest demonstration.

 “We did not give in. We wanted to receive compensation in peace to resettle to one district from where nobody would ever evict us in the future. But those people want war and argument. Let us see who will win,” said Shota Milorava, chairman of the IDP Committee.

On June 10 Kutaisi Civil Court made decision to send case materials to the Administrative Chamber of the Tbilisi Civil Court.

Murman Kamadadze, lawyer for IDPs: “It is bad that the Tbilisi Civil Court has to discuss this case. Kutaisi Civil Court must discuss this argument to the end. In addition to that case materials are still in the Kutaisi Civil Court and nobody knows how long it will remain there.”

Tbilisi Civil Court will supposedly make final decision on the case in August. Thus both IDPs and representatives of the “Inerinvest” Ltd will have hot summer.

Shorena Kakabadze, Kutaisi

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