Tbilisi's detention centers are overcrowded, so those detained at the protest rally on Saturday night were distributed to the regions, and some were held for hours in police cars. This is reported by News Georgia with reference to the lawyers of the detainees, reports UNN.
According to lawyers, most of the detainees have injuries and bruises. Some participants of the action are still wanted by relatives and friends.
"I lost a friend. We parted at the Opera House, 5 minutes before the crackdown. He was walking in the direction of Mtatsminda along Lagiddze Street. His phone was on, now it's off, I need help. He was wearing a dark brown jacket and black trousers. Without a hat. My name is Vadim Bashakin," Lasha Shamugia, a resident of Tbilisi, writes on Facebook.
Lawyers do not rule out that due to overcrowded detention centers, detainees will be released today – before the end of the 48-hour period of administrative arrest.
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In two days, 150 people were administratively detained in Tbilisi, 107 – the day before. They are charged with disobedience to police demands and disorderly conduct. At the same time, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia launched an investigation under Articles 353 and 187 of the Criminal Code of Georgia — damage or destruction of things and attack on a police officer.
In the media and social networks, footage of the brutality of the security forces is distributed – people lying on the ground, kicked, dragged along the asphalt, knocked down those who try to escape. The number of victims of police actions is being investigated.
The interior ministry says that the rallies in Rustaveli go beyond peaceful assemblies, and the actions of the demonstrators are violent. According to them, on Saturday night, 10 policemen were injured, and a day earlier – 32 more employees.