VIDEO/ The opposition leader in Georgia is beaten and dragged on the street!

2024-12-04 23:24:28Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
VIDEO/ The opposition leader in Georgia is beaten and dragged on the street!
Nika Gvaramia

A Georgian opposition leader was dragged from his party's office by police and other officials were physically assaulted, after the prime minister vowed that organizers of a week of pro-EU protests, which he called "violent actions", would to face justice.

According to foreign media, Nika Gvaramia , 48, a leader of one of four opposition groups, was held by the arms and legs by police at his party's headquarters on a side street near the parliament in the capital Tbilisi.

The Times writes that he was beaten until he was left unconscious.

Other leaders were later ambushed after meeting in a hotel and deciding on a general strike.

Nightly demonstrations have been held since last Thursday, after the ruling Georgian Dream party said it was halting the country's bid to start EU membership talks.

More than 330 protesters have been arrested and rights groups say many have been beaten in custody.

However, the authorities began to pursue opposition leaders after a stern order from Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze.

" Politicians who organized the violence but hid in their offices will not be able to avoid responsibility for the events that have taken place in recent days ," he warned, accusing the protesters of spreading "liberal fascism."


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