Protests against the law on foreign agents in Georgia: 40 protesters detained in three days

Protests against the law on foreign agents in Georgia: 40 protesters detained in three days

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April 19 2024, 01:26 PM  •  16638 views

In Georgia, during three days of rallies against the law on foreign agents, 40 people were detained for administrative offenses, and 5 police officers were injured.

In Georgia, 40 people  were detained for administrative offenses during three days of rallies against the law on foreign agents. This was announced by the Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia Vakhtang Gomelauri, UNN reports with reference to Novosti Gruzii.

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According to the newspaper, during a speech in the Georgian parliament , Gomelauri said that during the three days of rallies in Tbilisi, 40 people were detained for administrative offenses. Five police officers were injured, two of them were taken to hospitals.

The minister cited these figures in response to a question about police violence against demonstrators and journalists.

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On April 16 alone, five demonstrators were taken to hospitals with concussions and fractures. On April 17, security forces beat Aleko Elisashvili, an opposition member of the Georgian parliament, during the rally. His rib was broken.

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In addition, Georgia's Interior Minister accused protesters against the law on foreign agents of violence against police officers and an attempt to storm the government's administration on April 17.

"They tried to break into the administrative building, pushed and insulted police officers, and there were calls to storm the government administration building. Representatives of opposition parties were particularly active. I will not name names and surnames," Gomelauri said.

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Protests against the law on foreign agents in Georgia have been going on for several days. In the first three days, there were reports of activists being detained and clashes with law enforcement.

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