The government at Agriculture fired 700 civil servants because they supported the demonstrations In favor of the European Union, according to the “International Transparency”.
Georgia has been shocked by demonstrations in favor of the European Union in recent months, according to the local part of the anti -corruption organization, “international transparency”.
In this former Soviet Republic of South Caucasus, the ruling party “Georgian Dream” is accused by critics of pro -Russian authoritarian derogation.
The crisis broke out in late October, when the “Georgian dream” announced its victory in the parliamentary elections, which the opposition complains of being a product of fraud. The crisis worsened next month, when the government suspended the EU integration process, a decision considered by a part of the country, mainly the pro -Western youth.
This abrupt decision to suspend a long and popular national target has caused extensive rage in the country of 3.7 million. Employees of many government services signed open letters by denouncing the suspension movement and higher diplomats to many foreign embassies resigned in protest.
In early December, the Prime Minister, Irakli Kompachitze, stressed that these open letters represent a “self-cleansing” from those who described traitors in the ranks of the public administration.
The protests, which are still ongoing, have caused violent repression by the Georgian authorities that the Western countries have condemned.
Since the demonstrations began, the ruling party has repeatedly amended laws governing public administration, weakening the legal protection of public sector workers.
The “International Transparency” stressed that among the services most affected by the redundancies are the Ministry of Defense and the City Hall of the capital Tbilisi.