DECREE  ISSUED BY THE SUPREME COUNCI OF THE ABKHAZ ASSR on Further Work of Faction of Deputies  “Democratic Abkhazia” of the Supreme Council of the Abkhaz ASSR

Decree adopted on 23 June by the Supreme Council of the Abkhaz ASSR, without participation of the faction of Deputies “Democratic Abkhazia” that represents overwhelming majority of the population of the Autonomous Republic, constitutes an attempt at cessation of functioning of the 1978 Constitution and introduction of the 1925 Constitution of the Abkhaz SSR that declared the dictatorship of proletariat, which is absolutely unacceptable for modern-day realities.

Adoption of this decree represented logical consequence of the policy of legitimization of uniqueness of authoritarian regime, violation of human rights of the vast majority of the population of Abkhazia.

The very obvious proof of the aforementioned is a law adopted by the session on introduction of amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Abkhazia of the 12th convocation, which makes it possible to introduce amendments to the Constitution of Abkhazia by mere majority of Deputies of the Supreme Council of Abkhazia. This law, in fact, rules out participation of Deputies of the faction “Democratic Abkhazia” in the work of the Supreme Council. This is not singular instance when interests of deputies, representing vast majority of the population of Abkhazia, are blatantly ignored.

Taking into due consideration demands from the electorate, sense of responsibility for the existing civil-political situation in the Republic, and its improvement by parliamentary means, the faction of Deputies “Democratic Abkhazia” decrees:

The faction of Deputies of “Democratic Abkhazia” shall hold separate sessions with the right of adopting legislative acts.

First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Abkhazian ASSR T. Nadareishvili

29 July 1992

(Newspaper “Abkhazetis Khma”, # 121, 1 August 1992)