Episode Details

Talk Georgia with Giorgi Rukhadze – Episode 28. Guest: Dr. Konstantine Chakhunashvili

Season 1 Episode 28 Published 7 months, 1 week ago

Talk Georgia is an English-language podcast covering Georgian and regional politics.

Guest: Dr. Konstantine Chakhunashvili - A Periatrician, Associate Professor at Caucasus University.

Topics Discussed

- Kote’s path: what pushed him into the protest movement.

- How the BBC found him, where the idea for the research came from - and what his study really shows

- What he would change in his study knowing what we know now - and what follow-up research is still needed.

- If Bromobenzyl Cyanide (BBC) or Trichloroethylene (TCE) were used: real health risks and needed precautions.

- Possible international investigation: how legally and scientifically provable is the use of chemical agents?

- What the State Security Service asked - and what the GD government seeks by pressuring those in the BBC film.

- And much more