26 victims in Tbilisi: clashes with police and Molotov cocktails
Kyiv • UNN
In the center of Tbilisi, clashes broke out between protesters and police, as a result of which 26 people were hospitalized. The police detained 5 people, including a man who threw a Molotov cocktail at law enforcement officers.
In Tbilisi, on Rustaveli Avenue, clashes broke out between protesters and police, which led to numerous injuries. According to the Ministry of health of Georgia, doctors hospitalized 26 people, including 23 protesters and 3 police representatives.
All the victims received medical assistance, and none of them is in danger of life. Most of them have already been discharged from medical institutions.
This is reported by UNN with reference to Rustavi 2 and SOVA.
Details
the interior ministry said that one of the protesters, a 36-year-old man, was detained after throwing a Molotov cocktail in the direction of police officers. As a result, the water cannon was damaged. The crime provides for imprisonment of up to 7 years.
The Ministry of the interior investigates all criminal acts committed by violent groups in accordance with articles 187 and 353 of the Criminal Code, under which 5 people have been detained so far
Police officers among the victims
Protests in Tbilisi began to escalate on the evening of December 2, when demonstrators began actively using pyrotechnics, directing them in the direction of law enforcement officers. In response, the police fired tear gas.
The Georgian interior ministry noted that "as a result of violent actions of protest participants, 12 policemen were injured.
At the same time, the Ministry of health of Georgia reported that 26 victims were hospitalized, three of them policemen.
Police and law enforcement continue to call for a peaceful solution to the conflict, while protesters demand changes in the country's political course.
The situation in the center of Tbilisi remains tense.
recall
Mass protests against the policies of the government and the ruling Georgian Dream party continue in the center of Tbilisi. Demonstrators accuse the authorities of abandoning the European course and restoring Russian influence on the country.
The protests taking place near the parliament have gathered more than a thousand people demanding a change in Georgia's political course. The police Use Force to disperse the actions.
