Starting October 15, Parliament will begin reviewing an initiative to tighten regulations related to assemblies and manifestations.
The planned amendments to the “Criminal Code” and the “Administrative Offenses Code” will be discussed by the Legal Affairs Committee, after which the issue will proceed to a plenary session.
The legislative package will be reviewed in an accelerated procedure.
According to the amendments, the first instance of a participant in an assembly or manifestation covering their face with a mask, possessing tear gas and/or poisonous substances, blocking a road, or setting up temporary structures will result in administrative detention for up to 15 days. If the offender is an organizer of the event, administrative detention will be imposed for up to 20 days.
Participation in an assembly or manifestation that is subject to termination upon the request of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will result in administrative detention for up to 60 days in the first instance. Similarly, administrative detention for up to 60 days will be imposed on a person who possesses weapons, pyrotechnics, or objects used to harm the life and health of others during an assembly. Repeated commission of such prohibited acts will lead to criminal liability for up to one year, while the third and each subsequent similar illegal act will result in up to two years.
Additionally, a new article will be added to the “Criminal Code,” under which criminal liability will be imposed on any person who insults a law enforcement officer for the third time or fails to comply with their lawful order.
The authors and initiators of the legislative package are deputies from “Georgian Dream.”
Parliament begins reviewing amendments to the Criminal and Administrative Offenses Codes regarding assemblies and manifestations
