On May 8, the State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG) released a detailed statement alerting the public to alleged “provocations” that might occur during demonstrations near the Parliament in central Tbilisi, implicating Georgian fighters in Ukraine in various plots. The statement lacked concrete evidence but claimed that demonstrators intended to launch violent assaults on riot police and engage in “staged” disobediences of police commands.

The SSSG expressed concerns that certain groups, orchestrated by leaders of both parliamentary and non-parliamentary political parties and directors of NGOs receiving foreign funds, are purportedly scheming to obstruct and incapacitate the Parliament, government offices, and other state facilities and to incite violence at the protests with the aid of Georgian combatants from Ukraine. These fighters are supposedly keen on returning to Georgia to confront riot police.

According to the SSSG, there are active discussions among individuals about assaulting a special police unit if needed, which could lead to a significant escalation. The alleged criminal masterminds behind the protests are covertly instructing youths, driven to protest, to bring flammable materials to the Parliament for making so-called “Molotov cocktails” to clash with the police, as well as secretly transporting stones and metal batons to the demonstration sites.

Furthermore, the SSSG repeated its previous allegations against the organization CANVAS and training sessions conducted in Georgia by Peter Ackerman, which it claims were aimed at instigating civil unrest similar to the conflicts in the 1990s through “Maidanization.”

The statement also mentions that radical rally organizers aim to disrupt Tbilisi's major traffic points, block access roads to key institutions and strategic sites, establish tent cities on main avenues, and blockade law enforcement bases. The funds for these activities, reportedly received from foreign sources, are often used in cryptocurrencies to obscure the financial trails. The SSSG also asserted that recently, training on cryptocurrency transactions was provided by foreign experts in Georgia, purportedly to instruct rally organizers on how to covertly fund these radical activities.

The SSSG also stated that the protest leaders desire law enforcement to fire upon demonstrators to provoke panic and injuries, thereby increasing protest fervor and radicalization. SSSG's statement highlighted that the primary targets of protester aggression are law enforcement officers. To demoralize and provoke these officers, tactics from "colored revolutions" such as threats, bribery, and staging defections to the protesters' side are allegedly employed, with the ultimate aim of dismantling state structures and overthrowing the government by force.

The SSSG urges protesters to avoid falling for these provocations and warns organizers that law enforcement will promptly take legal action to prevent the escalation of events, avoid riots and civil conflicts, and ensure peace in the country.