The Georgian state security service on Monday claimed “deliberate provocation” in recent allegations by an opposition figure and a media outlet over an alleged leak of personal information of servicemember Mikheil Kamkhadze from the country’s defence ministry archives and its sale to Russia, following the release of interim results of its investigation into the case.
The Georgian Defence Ministry on Tuesday dismissed allegations by opposition figures and opposition-minded TV channels over an alleged leak of a servicemember’s personal information from the body’s archives and its “sale” to Russia, rejecting them as a “deliberate campaign” aimed to “mislead the public and discredit the Government”.