War Veterans Demand Resignation of Abkhaz Government-in-Exile

(Tbilisi, August 28, 2003, Civil Georgia) – Over 18 members of the Veteran Warriors? Union of Abkhazia, who have been on a hunger strike for a week, are demanding the resignation of the Tbilisi-based Abkhaz government-in-exile.

The veterans of the Abkhaz war accuse the government-in-exile of ignoring the IDPs? problems and misappropriating their funds.

?The Abkhaz authorities misappropriate our money. We have not received our pensions for almost eight months. They even inflate the number of IDPs in Tbilisi to gain more money,? Chairman of the Veteran Warrio!
rs? Union Ruzgen Gogokhia said on August 27, adding that they will not suspend the hunger strike until the Abkhaz government resigns.

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