3 more detained for group violence at June 20 rally
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Three individuals have been detained for group violence against police during the June 20 rally, the Georgian Interior Ministry has reported.
As of now 12 have been charged with organising and participating in group violence during the rally, including opposition member Nika Melia,” the ministry spokesperson stated earlier today.
The ministry released a video depicting the detained individuals, who were born in 1974, 1994 and 1989:
The ministry says that the detainees were verbally and physically attacking police, dragging away their shields and using batons against law enforcers to break the cordon and rush into the parliament building.
Two law enforcers have also been detained for abuse of power during the rally.
The Tbilisi protests, which were sparked Russian delegation’s visit to Georgia earlier on June 20, turned into a violent clash between protesters and police in front of the parliament of Georgia.
The Georgian Chief Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into police actions during the rally dispersal.
The Georgian Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia said in his televised interviews that the rally became “violent” starting at 10 p.m. following “a systemic and organised” attack of [opposition] politicians on the parliament building on June 20.
Minister Gakharia also said that he gave an order that the rally was dispersed after a part of the demonstrators decided to storm the parliament building and police used their “legitimate power” to protect the state “from institutional breakdown” and public confrontation.
One more special forces employee has been detained for "abuse of power" during the dispersal of the Tbilisi protests on June 20-21. The Georgian Chief Prosecutor’s Office, which is investigating possible abuse of power by law enforcers, reported that the officer injured two demonstrators.
Four individuals have been detained for group violence during the June 20 rally in Tbilisi, which left 240 injured and 305 detained.The Georgian Interior Ministry has released a video depicting how the detainees used rubber batons and other items to physically insult law enforcers, trying to drag away their shields and use bad language against the police.
An employee of the Georgian Interior Ministry has been detained for possible abuse of power during the Tbilisi rallies on June 20-21, at the parliament building of Georgia, the Georgian Chief Prosecutor’s Office says.
The Georgian parliament has voted to suspend MP immunity for United National Movement opposition MP Nika Melia, upholding yesterday's request from the Georgian Chief Prosecutor’s Office yesterday to detain the legislator for possible incitement to violence during the June 20 rally in Tbilisi.
Head of the Georgian Dream ruling party Bidzina Ivanishvili says that the resignation of Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia after the June 20 rally dispersal in Tbilisi and following demonstrations would have been a betrayal of the state as the opposition had plans to overthrow the government.
Employee of the Special Tasks Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Levan Imerlishvili, who was detained yesterday for possible abuse of power during the rally dispersal on Rustaveli Avenue on June 20, has been sent to pre-trial detention.
The Georgian Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia was questioned at the Prosecutor’s Office earlier today over the June 20-21 developments in front of the parliament in Tbilisi. Minister Gakharia spoke with journalists after the questioning and said that now it is important for the investigation to identify the organisers who triggered “an organised and violent raid” on the parliament building.
Irakli Okruashvili, the former Georgian Defence Minister under the United National Movement leadership has been detained for incitement to violence during the clashes of June 20 in front of the parliament of Georgia. Okruashvili has been charged with organising, heading and participating in group violence, the Georgian Interior Ministry reported.
Two individuals have been detained for organising, leading and participating in group violence during the June 20 rally, the Georgian Interior Ministry reports. The ministry says the two took part in group violence, attacked police and attempted to storm the parliament building in an organised manner.
A Tbilisi City Court has denied bail to Irakli Okruashvili, the former Georgian Defence Minister under the United National Movement leadership. Okruashvili was detained on July 25 for incitement to violence during the clashes of June 20 in front of the parliament of Georgia. However, he denies the charges against him.
Yet another police officer has been accused of power abuse against a protester during the June 20 - 21 protest held near the parliament of Georgia. The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia reports that the police officer has been accused of physical violence towards a person that had already been arrested.
Tbilisi City Court denied bail for Moris Machalikashvili, in addition to Ilia Memanishvili and Gogi Kurdovanidze and has left them in pretrial detention for possible incitement to violence during the June 20 rally in Tbilisi.