Senior US lawmakers have called on the United States to coordinate with European partners in imposing sanctions and other measures against Georgian authorities, following the release of a critical report under the OSCE’s Moscow Mechanism.
The statement was issued by US Helsinki Commission Chairman Senator Roger Wicker, Co-Chairman Representative Joe Wilson, Ranking Member Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Ranking Member Representative Steve Cohen, and Commissioner Senator Jeanne Shaheen.
“The OSCE Moscow Mechanism report is clear: Georgian Dream is robbing the Georgian people of their hard-won freedom and turning their country into an isolated, authoritarian state,” the lawmakers said. “We call on US officials to join with our European partners to use sanctions and other available tools to insist that Georgian authorities heed the recommendations in this report.”
They further urged Georgian authorities to release all political prisoners, drop what they described as politically motivated charges against opposition politicians, and repeal laws they characterized as undemocratic and unjust.
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