“Association of Young Lawyers” called on the police to stop the dispersal of peaceful demonstrators and illegal detentions in Tbilisi.
The human rights organization claims that the Interior Ministry has violated the right to freedom of assembly.
At the moment it is known that since Tuesday morning at least ten protesters have been detained in the center of Tbilisi, on Melikishvili.
The detentions began after the police pushed the demonstrators off Chavchavadze Avenue and dismantled the tent city, where a rally demanding new elections was held for the second day.
At least two people were seriously injured. The opposition party “Akhali” reported that their political council member Nika Kvitatiani was transferred to the hospital.
A huge amount of footage of police brutality not only against the protesters, but also against the press is being circulated through social networks and media.
The Media Ombudsman called on the Special Investigative Service of Georgia to immediately start investigations into crimes committed by state officials and police against journalists during the dispersal of the protest.
At the same time, the statement calls on the Interior Ministry to stop violence against media workers and participants of the rally.
As for the journalists at the moment: ➖ Sergi Baramidze, cameraman of Mtavari, was detained while he was shooting; ➖ Special forces prevented OC Media journalist Mariam Nikuradze and Netgazeti reporter Givi Avaliani from recording what was happening; ➖ Law enforcement officers physically abused Publika journalist Mindia Gabadze.
Reprinted from https://www.newsgeorgia.ge/
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