Georgian Dream Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze stated on December 3 that Georgian police added a chemical substance to water cannons during the November-December 2024 protest dispersals, but dismissed the BBC's suggestion that the compound was camite, a World War I era agent identified in the outlet's recent investigation.
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The State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG) has summoned several people who appeared in, or whose work was cited in, a BBC investigation that suggested Georgian authorities may have used the chemical compound camite to disperse protests in 2024.
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"Khidasheli Urges Government to Release Evidence if BBC Report Is False"
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