The Georgian Commander-in-Chief on TV threatens the Abkhazian nation with genocide

The Georgian general leading the invading forces in the autumn of 1992, Gia Karkarashvili, stated on TV that he would sacrifice 100,000 Georgians to kill all 97,000 Abkhazians, if that is what it took to keep Georgia’s borders inviolate.’ - This threat was even reported in the Georgian newspaper 7 dghe 7 Days (, 4-10 September 1992, p.3): On 25 August Gia Karkarashvili, general of the National Guard stationed in western Georgia appeared on Abkhazian television. He issued an ultimatum to