14:25, 30 January 2008

CEC of Georgia would not show complete video records of voting to the United Opposition

Kakha Kukava, one of the leaders of the United Opposition, has informed that the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Georgia refused to present to the Opposition complete video records of the voting process at the early presidential election in Georgia and plebiscite held on January 5.

"The CEC has agreed to give us not the complete stock of records but only some 5-10-minute fragments," Mr Kukava said.

During the election, all the polling stations of the cities of Tbilisi, Rustavi, Kutaisi, Batumi, Gori, Marneuli, Akhalkalaki, Bolnisi, Zugdidi and Poti were equipped with two video cameras each. With account of secret suffrage, the cameras were aimed at the ballot box and members of the electoral administration. In total, 2240 video cameras were installed at polling stations.

The opposition had demanded to present them with complete video records to be able to justify gross violations in the course of voting.