A particular person beats the policeman. The same fact, in any country, is not considered as political persecution, but in Georgia the radicals are trying to make it in the political antiquity - David Matiikashvili on Zviad Ratiani

David Matiikashvili, Chairman of the Committee on Procedural Issues and Rules, echoes the evaluation of the opposition, NGOs and their allies on the case of Zviad Ratiani, saying that the detention of a person in any country has been regarded as political abuse for physical abuse of law enforcement.