Civic activist says policeman broke his hand during a rally in Tbilisi

Civic activist Giga Makarashvili says that a law enforcer broke his hand during a rally at the country’s Prosecutor’s Office yesterday. 

Opposition representatives and civic activities were protesting the barring of inspectors into the Patriarchate's Ninotsminda boarding school and were demanding the state agencies ensure the conduct of monitoring there. 

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Nine civic activists were detained at the rally for disobedience to police, while five of the nine individuals were released the same day. 

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Makarashvili says that another civic activist Nika Parulava also suffered a hand injury. 

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The situation got tense at the scene yesterday when opposition leader Elene Khoshtaria decided to enter the  building to speak about the issue of the boarding school with the prosecutor general.