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Party of Regions: Georgian riot police arrived in Ukraine posing as observers Ukraine's Party of Regions has learned that there are law enforcers among so-called Georgian observers to presidential elections in Ukraine, namely the riot police, parliament member Vladyslav Lukianov has said.

The press service of the Party of Regions quotes him as saying: "The foreign special police arriving here include Sergei Bigiashvili, Giorgy Kalandarishvili, Zurab Makirishvili, Zama Vashadze, Zurab Jakhaya, Zviad Tsnobiladze, Chukzar Tsikhilashvili, Irakly Gogiya, Bakur Kornilov and Irakly Andronikashvili."

The reprot says that all these people have received training but not for the missions usually performed by international observers to elections.

"They are commandos trained for special operations aimed at undermining stability. They have experience in such operations not only in their own country, Georgia, but also abroad," the press service says.