Special forces occupied the square in front of the parliament and began to persecute the protesters, some people were detained.
Georgian special forces broke up a protest rally on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi and completely occupied the square in front of the parliament. On the evening of Thursday, March 9, Georgia Online reports.
It is noted that the central, side and rear entrances to the legislative body are free from the participants of the action. There were also reports of mass arrests.
Security forces chased the demonstrators, fired tear gas at the dispersed crowd, and detained some.
Water cannon and tear gas were used against the demonstrators, there were victims. Many of them took refuge in the church, where they received first aid.
Earlier, the leader of the Georgian opposition Strategy Agmashenebeli party, Giorgi Vashadze, called on rally participants to “peacefully” surround the parliament building, and law enforcement officials not to confront the protesters.
Recall that on Wednesday night, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the protesters in Georgia with words of support.
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Source: korrespondent
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