In Tbilisi, the special forces opened fire with rubber bullets at protesters
In Tbilisi, the special forces opened fire with rubber bullets at protesters outside the Parliament building.
In Tbilisi, the special forces opened fire with rubber bullets at protesters outside the Parliament building.
The Ministry of health of Georgia told about the hospitalization of 16 received damage.
for example, injured a Georgian journalist " the First channel ". As underlined by the television channel, between protesters and law enforcement agencies started the fight.
Before that, the SWAT team used pepper tear gas in response to provocation from the protesters, who started throwing in law enforcement bottles and take spessartine.
first in the Georgian capital hosted the main session of the Interparliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy. The head of the Russian delegation Sergey Gavrilov opened the session sitting in the big chair of the Parliament of Georgia. This angered the opposition MPs from the "United national movement" and " European Georgia ".
The opposition left the hall, the meeting was adjourned. Then, the Parliament building was seized by radicals. As before said Last news Gavrilov, radicals during extremist actions in Parliament poured water on him and tried to take away documents.
first of activists of the protest campaign demanded that the Russian delegates immediately left the country. Protesters threw eggs at the building of the hotel, where he stayed Gavrilov.
on the spot mobilized around hundreds of employees of the patrol police and special equipment. Activists of the event expressed their dissatisfaction on the visit by the Russian delegates and the actions of the ruling authorities, who have allowed a session in the premises of the legislature.
The opposition demanded the resignation of the speaker of Parliament Irakli Kobakhidze and the head of the Ministry of internal Affairs George Gakharia who are considered responsible for this incident.
amid protests Gajaria called the situation in Front of Parliament a "tragedy" and " the storming of the state institutions."
The interior Minister added that he is ready to leave the post, if required.
in Russia also reacted to the protests in Tbilisi. Thus, the speaker of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin said that the action of the Georgian authorities during the organization of the Assembly in conflict with international norms. He added that the Georgian side were unable to supply the holding of events, nor to protect the Russian delegation from attacks and threats.
for his part, Deputy foreign Minister Grigory Karasin expressed the indignation of actions of commissioners of the radical political forces of Georgia disrupted the work of the Assembly.
explaining the incident Last news , He revealed that " with concern the developments around the Tbilisi meeting of the Interparliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy."
"Anyway, we are determined to continue the normalization of Russian-Georgian relations in the interests of the peoples of both countries," He concluded.
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