The Interim Fact-Finding Commission tasked with reviewing the activities of the regime in power during 2003–2012, its political officials, and active and former officeholders affiliated with political parties from 2003 to the present, convened to examine two specific matters. Before addressing these, Commission members decided to appeal to the parliamentary majority and the Parliament itself to consider extending the Commission"s mandate by one month.

"I propose we ask the Parliament of Georgia to extend our mandate until 5 June instead of 5 May, as our areas of investigation are extensive and have recently been expanded chronologically to include developments from 2012–2024. I believe this additional scope necessitates at least one more month of work… Commission’s term be extended, its conclusions would be presented during the plenary session in September, in the early weeks of the autumn session, where an open discussion will be held. Work on the final report is already underway. The report will consist of 5 chapters", - said Tea Tsulukiani

She explained that each chapter corresponds to one of the 5 topics defined within the Commission`s mandate by Parliament. These topics include: the investigation of the August 2008 war; cases of murder, torture, and inhuman treatment; severe violations of the right to private and family life; racketeering against businesses and violations of property rights; and gross infringements of media freedom. As Tsulukiani stated, the introduction to the report will provide an overview of how the previous government came to power: "We will address the decision of the Strasbourg Court, which clearly explains that they broke the law and rigged the elections to gain power. We will also describe the role of NGOs and how certain individuals came to power".

The document prepared by the Commission will also include a conclusion and recommendations.

"The conclusion itself will be a historical document consolidating nearly everything about who governed the country and how during those years. The concluding section is of such importance that it should underpin future legal procedures aimed at banning those responsible for the violence and illegality – the political officeholders – from engaging in political activity. Political parties with such individuals in their ranks, or any new parties they may establish in the future, should be barred from the political arena. This is the only viable outcome", - Tea Tsulukiani remarked.

Regarding the case of the murder of Roin Shavadze, the Commission heard testimony from Tsitsino Shavadze.

She stated that several days after returning from the August 2008 war, her husband, Roin Shavadze, was detained, tortured, and executed by officers of the Constitutional Security Department of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara.

Following his murder, her family was constantly subjected to threats and pressure. They were urged to remain silent, obstructed from holding a funeral, and friends and family were prevented from paying respects. According to Tsitsino Shavadze, the murder may have been prompted by her husband`s critical stance toward the actions of the Commander-in-Chief and military leadership during the war.

On the matter of property rights violations concerning the Georgian Technical University, the Commission heard statements from three individuals: David Gurgenidze, Karlo Kopaliani, and Nodar Museridze.

According to Gurgenidze, Rector of the Georgian Technical University, the illegal seizure of university property began in 2006 and concluded in 2008: "In 2006, on the proposal of then-President Mikheil Saakashvili`s mother, Giuli Alasania, a centre for studies in Western civilization programmes was established within the university. This later became the foundation for the establishment of the LLC University of Georgia".

Following the creation of this centre, pressure on the university began. Gurgenidze said that ultimately, through the full involvement of state institutions and various methods – including legislative amendments – part of the university’s property was seized and transferred to Giuli Alasania’s “University of Georgia”.

Karlo Kopaliani, Chancellor of the Technical University, stated that no professor had ever treated the university as Giuli Alasania did: "She looted the Technical University with the support of her son, President Saakashvili. She first opened a small centre with a few classrooms and eventually took away nearly half of the property. All conditions of privatisation were violated. There was no documentation proving the privatisation fee had been transferred to the state budget".

Nodar Museridze, who until 2006 headed the university`s department for student relations, sports, culture, social affairs, and external relations, spoke about developments during the same period. He stated that after the change of government in 2004, unprecedented pressure was exerted on the university administration and students.

According to Museridze, the pressure manifested in several ways, including demands to dismiss professors under the pretext of reforms. He cited examples such as the suspension of accreditation and the dismissal of the university rector and chancellor.

Museridze stated that due to his critical stance toward the government`s policies in the university, he was dismissed in 2006. He added that, due to his role at the university and later in the Central Election Commission under the opposition quota in 2007–2008, he was arrested in 2008, though officially he was accused of violations discovered in the privatisation process.

The next session of the Commission is scheduled for 11 April.