19 November 2019, 11:04
Number of detainees during protests in Georgia reaches 37
Four people were injured during the dispersal of the protest action in Tbilisi; the number of detained activists has reached 37.
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that since November 14, a round-the-clock protest action is being held in Tbilisi; it was launched after the MPs' failure to adopt the bill on amending the electoral system.
The people who have come out to Tbilisi streets are demanding to remove Bidzina Ivanishvili, the leader of the ruling party, from power, dismiss the government and hold early parliamentary elections "under an interim government and in the conditions of an independent electoral administration."
On November 18, during a rally held in central Tbilisi, in front of the Georgian Parliament, policemen detained a total of 37 people. They are charged with administrative offenses – disobedience to policemen and petty hooliganism.
"Commandos have dispersed the demonstrators, who blocked all the entrances to the parliament building. They used water cannons and tear gas against protesters. By now, all the entrances to the building are open; the car traffic in Shota Rustaveli Avenue is restored," the "News-Georgia" quotes the message of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
According to the MIA, four persons, including two policemen, received traumas during the dispersal; all of them were hospitalized.
This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on November 19, 2019 at 02:41 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.
Author: Beslan Kmuzov Source: CK correspondent
