Demonstrations in Georgia, interior ministry data: 34 protesters detained in Tbilisi, 12 injured among police officers

Demonstrations in Georgia, interior ministry data: 34 protesters detained in Tbilisi, 12 injured among police officers

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The Georgian Interior Ministry reported 34 law enforcement officers detained and 12 injured during protests in Tbilisi. In 5 days, 147 victims were taken to medical institutions, one protester is in critical condition.

The exact number of victims among the participants of the actions is not reported: presumably - several dozen people. "Some of them remain in the hospital," according to the Georgian Ministry of Health that some protesters were treated on the spot. one of the participants is in critical condition.

Reports UNN with reference to The Public Broadcasting Company of Georgia and NewsGeorgia.

The Georgian Interior Ministry reported 34 people detained at a protest rally in Tbilisi. 12 law enforcement officers were injured.

The number of injured participants in the actions is not reported. Probably several dozen of them. One of the participants is in critical condition - a 22-year-old man was hit in the eye by a gas capsule, his brain was damaged. The operation lasted several hours. According to relatives, doctors have not yet given any forecasts.

Information was received from the Ministry of health of Georgia, reports TG-Channel NewsGeorgia:

It is indicated that 26 people were hospitalized by ambulances from the rally site at night, three of them employees of the Ministry of internal affairs. Some of the victims remain in the hospital, their lives are not in danger, according to the Ministry of health of Georgia.

In total, according to the ministry, over the past 5 days, 147 victims were taken to medical institutions. These are only cases of hospitalization from ambulances.

The published statistics do not take into account people who applied to hospitals on their own.

recall

President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili declared the invalidity of the parliamentary elections on October 26 due to mass violations.

after the official results of the elections, in which the ruling Georgian Dream party won an absolute majority of seats in parliament, protests began.

Protests in Georgia continue amid a political crisis caused by the decision of the government's Georgian Dream Party to suspend the process of European integration.