Interior Ministry employee detained for 'abuse of power' during Tbilisi protests [VIDEO]

An employee of the Georgian Interior Ministry has been detained for possible abuse of power during the Tbilisi rallies on June 20-21, at the parliament building of Georgia, the Georgian Chief Prosecutor’s Office says.

• Georgian Chief Prosecutor’s Office to investigate police violations at June 20 rally

The Prosecutor’s Office, which is investigating possible abuse of power by law enforcers during the rallies, has released a video depicting how the detainee physically attack an individual detained for disobedience to the police.

The video released by the Georgian Chief Prosecutor’s Office:

We will appeal to the court to send the individual to pretrial detention,” the Prosecutor’s Office says.

Tbilisi protests were sparked by the presence of Russian MPs in the Georgian parliament during the 26th Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy, when Russian MP Sergey Gavrilov took the seat of the Georgian parliamentary speaker to address the audience.

• The rally following the developments in parliament on June 20 was dispersed by police after some demonstrators decided to storm the parliament building, leaving 305 detained and 240 injured.
• The Georgian Dream ruling party says that the “justified and peaceful” protest of people was transformed into violence due to the “provocative and destructive” actions by opposition members.
• A member of the UNM Nika Melia has been charged with incitement to violence during the rally.