Police detain 2 for assaulting opposition United National Movement supporters in Marneuli
Members of opposition UNM party Gia and Lasha Kveladze were injured during clashes in Marneuli on September 29. Photo: Netgazeti
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Georgian police have detained two individuals over the September 29th clash in Marneuli district between supporters of the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party and opposition United National Movement (UNM).
The Georgian Interior Ministry reported earlier today that on the evening of September 29, they verbally and physically assaulted two supporters of the UNM and their accompanying person on Rustaveli street in Marneuli.
Officers of Kvemo Kartli #Police Department under the MIA, as a result of operative-investigative activities,detained 2 persons on the fact of confrontation that took place in #Marneuli on September 29https://t.co/yAzjuiFnOy
— MIA of Georgia (@MIAofGeorgia) October 3, 2020
Supporters of the UNM gathered at the party office in Marneuli demanding the detention of all Georgian Dream supporters who took part in the clash in front of the Marneuli District Election Commission (DEC) last week.
The Interior Ministry released the video footage of detention:
UNM member Davit Kirkitadze said the detention of only those two individuals is not enough. He claimed that the clash was organised by the Marneuli DEC chair and the head of the GD headquarter.
The entire country has witnessed the violence from the Georgian Dream and the Marneuli officials, who are also GD supporters”, Kirkitadze said, urging police to detain ‘everyone from the organizer to the performer’.
Meanwhile, acting Marneuli mayor Zaur Dargali who is also GD majoritarian candidate accused the UNM for staging provocations.