The trial of 7 people detained during rallies near the buildings of district election commissions is underway at Tbilisi City Court.
Lasha Tkesheladze, the lawyer of two detainees Nika Kvitatiani and Giorgi Pkhaladze, commented for the press:
These people were illegally detained. Yesterday the public saw very well that they were within the scope of freedom of expression, within the force of constitution and that police officers should not have detained them. Our only expectation is that these people should be out and the court should not legitimize the injustices that the police committed yesterday.”
Yesterday protest rallies were held while complaints lodged with the district election commissions in Tbilisi and several regions of Georgia were being considered. There have been several confrontations between law enforcers and protesters during the ongoing rallies in Tbilisi.
In total 12 people have been detained at rallies for disobedience to law enforcers or hooliganism.