Last month, Georgian society was rocked when thousands of alleged security-service files were released, seeming to document massive and long-running state surveillance of journalists, clergymen, diplomats, and others.
“We live in a terrible country,” public ombudswoman Nino Lomjaria said on Palitranews television on September 19. “I could not imagine this kind of monitoring, the extent of which I cannot even imagine.”
A Massive Purported State Surveillance Leak Rocks Georgia Ahead Of Key Elections (rferl.org)