President awards medics for their dedication during Tbilisi protests
Four medics received medals of honour for their conduct and professionalism on June 20-21. Photo: 1TV.
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Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has awarded four medics for their high professionalism and dedication during the July 20 rally in Tbilisi to help the injured during the unrest.
Medals of Honour have been handed to Surgeon-Ophthalmologist of Tbilisi Regional Hospital Revaz Omiadze, Surgeon-Ophthalmologist of New Hospitals Mariam Golovachova, head of Tbilisi Emergency Centre Director Maka Gvaramia and her deputy Solomon Rostomashvili.
I want the day to be a day of gratitude to all the doctors who did their best to help people on that night,” Zurabishvili said.
She stated that New Hospitals received 24 patients after the unrest [with different injuries] and doctors managed to preserve the eyesight of six of them.
Several of the patients, unfortunately still remain in the hospital,” Zurabishvili said.
Zurabishvili stated that two operations were conducted on the eyes in the Regional Hospital and in both cases eyes were saved.
People were protesting these days with one of their eyes covered, to protest upon the rally dispersal on June 20 which left several people without an eye. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
Zurabishvili stated that 73 emergency brigades worked on June 20-21, with three people in each, and they did their best to provide first aid and then transport the injured people to hospitals in a timely manner.
She expressed support and gratitude to journalists and law enforcers who worked during the unrest.
I want to express sympathy to the journalists who received injuries that night and to the law enforcers who endured huge pressure and violence,” Zurabishvili said.
She stated that she did not intend to speak about whether there was abuse of power by police during the rally, “as it is the competence of investigative agencies.”
However, there should not be the same attitude to all the law enforcers. No democracy can be in a country without a free media, there will be no state without law enforcers and no society without you, the people!” Zurabishvili said.
240 people received injuries on June 20.
The Georgian Dream government vowed to cover all expenses for treatment of the injured both inside the country and abroad.
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović has called on "all sides" of the clashes in Tbilisi to "resolve any controversies through peaceful dialogue" after the confrontation left 240 individuals injured on Thursday night.
240 individuals were hospitalised after yesterday’s rally in Tbilisi, many of them with minor injuries, 80 were law enforcers, Deputy Health Minister Zaza Bokhua stated earlier today while visiting patients at the Ingorokva Clinic in Tbilisi.
The Healthcare Ministry has reported that 17 civilians and 38 police officers have been injured after in a late night clash in front of the parliament of Georgia as law enforcers used tear gas and rubber bullets to prevent the protesters from entering the building. The protesters were leaving the demonstration after the clash but soon they returned and continued rallying.
The protesters are leaving the demonstration in front of the parliament of Georgia in central Tbilisi as the law enforcers have used tear gas and rubber bullets. The number of injured is not officially announced yet, but Georgian media reports a dozen of people have been damaged.
The United States Embassy in Georgia released a statement on June 26, saying it is “following closely developments in Georgia” after the June 20 protests in Tbilisi. “Although it is important that acts of violence, as well as incidents of excessive use of force against demonstrators, be investigated, we urge the Georgian authorities to proceed with balance and restraint”, the Embassy stated.
Six people remain hospitalised out of 240 who were injured during the protest rally in front of the parliament of Georgia on June 20. Ruling party MP Dimitri Khundadze announced on behalf of the Georgian Dream that their main priority is to care for the health of citizens.