• An employee of RMG from Kazreti contacted the online media platform “Mautskebeli” and provided information about criminal offenses and potential election fraud. “At work, we were asked for our and our family members' personal data, saying it was needed for the elections. Those who refused were threatened, told they would have problems with their superiors”. According to the source, this is not the first time this year where the company has used such coercion against employees and their family members: “They did the same in the previous elections, then they would call us one by one and say that after you mark your vote and go out; first, you must show the “Georgian Dream” observer whom you voted for, then you should put it in an envelope and drop it in the box. It will happen the same way now; this is the situation we are in, and no matter where you say something about this, they are everywhere”. According to the source, in some cases, employees had their identification cards confiscated. 

The RMG company is a major donor to the “Georgian Dream” party, providing funds to the ruling party through third parties, which is a violation of the law. The information disseminated by “Mautskebeli” indicates signs of multiple criminal offenses, violating voters' rights to make choices based on their own views in a free and equal environment, as well as threatening the secrecy of their votes, which is guaranteed by the Constitution. It is critically important to conduct a swift and thorough investigation into potential crimes, including the identification of possible coercion of employees by RMG's management.