A fight broke out during the final consideration of the law on "foreign agents" in the Georgian parliament
Kyiv • UNN
During the final reading of the controversial law on "foreign agents," disputes between Georgian MPs escalated into physical clashes.
In the Georgian parliament, during the final reading of the draft law on "foreign agents," disputes between MPs escalated into physical clashes. This was reported by UNN with reference to the Georgian Public Broadcaster TV channel.
Details
The altercation began during a speech by the opposition leader of the United National Movement, Levan Khabeishvili, when Georgian Dream MP Dmitri (Dito) Samkharadze shouted several insulting phrases at his opponent.
Some claim that he also threw a bottle in Khabeishvili, but it was not possible to capture this moment on camera.
Later , heated arguments escalated into physical clashes. In total, about 20 MPs participated in the fight. Rima Beradze, a member of the parliamentary majority, hit a member of the Agmasnebeli Strategy Party Paata Manjgaladze on the head with a folder of papers, and threatened the party leader Giorgi Vashadze with a tablet.
Addendum
The Legal Committee of the Georgian Parliament considered and supported the law on "foreign agents" in the third reading in 67 seconds.The Chairman of the Committee, Henri Okhanashvili, said that the third reading of the document provides only for editorial amendments, which the deputies of the ruling party did not have.
Recall
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has once again called on the ruling Georgian Dream party to withdraw the law on "foreign agents.
The head of state also voiced an alternative proposal: to postpone the date of entry into force of the law until November 1, after the country holds parliamentary elections.
