The Constitutional Court of Georgia refused to consider a lawsuit against a parliamentary commission.

The opposition United National Movement's lawsuit challenging the legality of the parliamentary commission's work, which examined possible crimes committed by Georgia's previous authorities, has been dismissed. The lack of oral hearings violated the principles of a fair trial, the opposition stated.

As reported by the Caucasian Knot, in February 2005, a parliamentary commission began work in Georgia to examine the "crimes of the regime" of Mikheil Saakashvili in 2003-2012. The commission intends to prove that the third president of Georgia initiated the Five-Day War in 2008. Eight opposition members were convicted of failing to comply with the commission's demands: Lelo party leaders Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze, Coalition for Change leader Zurab Japaridze, Strategy Aghmashenebeli party leader Giorgi Vashadze, former head of the parliamentary Defense and Security Committee Givi Targamadze, and Akhali party leaders Nika Gvaramia, Nika Melia, and Irakli Okruashvili.

The Constitutional Court of Georgia rejected a lawsuit filed by the opposition United National Movement challenging the legality of the parliamentary investigative commission, which was examining possible crimes committed by the previous government, the party announced on its Facebook page*.

The plaintiffs insisted that the parliamentary commission, created at the initiative of the ruling Georgian Dream, was overusing its powers and could be used as a tool for political pressure on opponents. The commission was headed by former Justice Minister and MP Tea Tsulukiani, and its work lasted from April to September 2025, according to Novosti Georgia.

The National Movement stated that the Constitutional Court refused to subject the "arbitrary and repressive" use of parliamentary investigative mechanisms to constitutional review. The party believes that this decision creates risks for political pluralism in the country.

"The Constitutional Court has effectively granted Georgian Dream unlimited powers: without regard for constitutional principles, it can arbitrarily subject any political party, group, or organization to any of its investigative mechanisms, force their members to appear under threat of coercion, demand an explanation of the motives and reasons for their political decisions, and thereby create the preconditions for their political persecution," the party's statement read.

The opposition also criticized the procedure for considering the claim, noting the lack of oral hearings. In their opinion, this limited the opportunity to present arguments and violated the principles of a fair trial.

As a reminder, in mid-October 2025, the Georgian Parliament adopted in the first reading a package of laws according to which the Constitutional Court can prohibit a person associated with a banned party from creating a party, being a member of a political party, holding public and political office, and participating in elections as a candidate.

Also in October 2025, the ruling Georgian Dream party filed a lawsuit with the Constitutional Court demanding that three parties be declared unconstitutional and banned: the United National Movement, the Coalition for Change, and Strong Georgia - Lelo. In November, the court accepted the lawsuit for consideration. The Georgian Dream initiative is aimed at turning Georgia "into an authoritarian regime of the Russian type," said the country's president, Salome Zurabishvili.