MIA arrests one for racial discrimination
Tweet 
Share
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has arrested one individual born in 1975, charged with violent racial discrimination on a court decision.
"The detainee has verbally and physically assaulted a citizen of Cameroon in public transport in Rustavi,” the MIA said in a release.
The crime is punishable by imprisonment from two to five years.
The Council of Europe in Georgia has presented the findings of its study regarding hate crime, hate speech and discrimination in Georgia on the International Day for Tolerance marked worldwide today.
The project will look at ways of combining legislative, capacity-building and awareness raising actions to ensure the appreciation of diversity in Georgia and the possibility for everyone to freely enjoy their rights.
The President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili signed the Anti-Discrimination law today.
The "Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination" legislation went into force after it has been published on the state online registry Legislative Herald of Georgia on May 7.
Two Georgian citizens have been arrested for verbally and physically assaulting two Nigerian citizens in capital Tbilisi.