Constitutional Court Rejects UNM Challenge to Parliamentary Commission
By Messenger Staff
Friday, April 3, 2026
The Constitutional Court of Georgia has declined to admit a lawsuit filed by the United National Movement challenging the legality of a parliamentary investigative commission set up by the ruling Georgian Dream.
In a statement, the UNM said the Court's First Collegium refused to review the case, which questioned the constitutionality of the commission examining the actions of the former UNM government.
The opposition party has referred to the body as a "treason commission," arguing it was created to lay the groundwork for banning political parties. The commission is chaired by Tea Tsulukiani.
"The officially declared goal of the said commission was precisely to prepare a legal basis for banning political parties," the UNM said, adding that any future move to outlaw parties would rely on the commission's conclusions.
The party said it had asked the Court to assess what it described as the commission's "unlimited authority," arguing it could be used to target political groups and force their members to testify under threat of legal consequences.
"The Constitutional Court refused to subject the possibility of the parliament's arbitrary and repressive use of this function to constitutional control," the statement said.
The UNM also criticized the Court for considering the case without a public hearing. "We were deprived of the opportunity to hear the legal explanations. and to properly protect our essential interests," it said, calling the process a violation of fair trial principles.
The party said the decision could enable broader political pressure. "With this decision, it has prepared the ground in advance for the prohibition of political parties and, consequently, political pluralism in the country," the statement said.
It called on the Court to reconsider the issue in an open hearing.
