Georgia’s president slams BBC over “unverified” chemical-weapons claims

Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili on Tuesday sharply criticised the BBC for airing what he called “completely unverified” allegations that authorities used a chemical agent to disperse anti-government protesters last year, according to the Georgian Public Broadcaster. “It is very unfortunate that such a well-known media outlet as the BBC allows itself to broadcast completely unverified information and harm our country,” Kavelashvili said, drawing parallels to what he described as previous Western media “disinformation” campaigns involving former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili.