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Georgia

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs civil activist Dodi Kharkheli is not in custody and her questioning “takes place within the context of an ongoing investigation of a criminal case”.  

Georgia

Lawyer: The detainee in the protest claims that they first beat him in the cordon and then in the vehicle, and then the boss came to say: “Boss come hit me one” and hit me one – this isn’t illegality of the arrested, it is unmanly, unGeorgian  

Georgia

Head of patrol police: We will identify the perpetrators and hold them accountable. I warn those people, the punishment will not be too small  

Georgia

Public Defender: We urge the Ministry of Internal Affairs to refrain from using special means to disrupt peaceful assemblies or to target participants.  

Georgia

Zurab Japaridze arrested on Chavchavadze Avenue  

Georgia

Ana Natsvlishvili says: For those who do not like what is happening now in Rustaveli, I want to remind you that the people were calm and patient before they rebelled. But the government took all the roads away from them – “the dream” tore the Constitution!  

Georgia

Salome Zurabishvili says the violence on the streets is not going to stop  

Georgia

Zurab Japaridze has been released  

Georgia

Ombudsman : It’s unacceptable when police overreach. When people aren’t punished for wrongdoings, it becomes even more brutal  

Georgia

Vazha Siradze : In the hour since the rally began, violent actions have already begun. 2 people have been detained – in the past few days, they have burned and smashed stock throughout the city. The police is ready for violent actions  

Georgia

President: The Constitutional Court is not a session. We should work to schedule a session. A positive resolution of the case will bring us within the Constitution.  

Georgia

Police officers mobilize on April 9th street  

Georgia

President: Another violent Tbilisi night – an illegitimate Government resorts to illegal methods to silence Georgians  

Georgia

Ministry of Internal Affairs : Protesters blocked a road for a Fire Truck and tried to open the tank tap themselves. This forced firefighters to drain water from the firetruck  

Georgia

Participants of the protest near the Parliament set up barricades at several locations  

Georgia

On the perimeter of the Parliament, there is a special mobilisation of police, including special forces: water cannons are also deployed on site